I read 'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson and spent the rest of the day in deep thought and solitude pondering about the creative technicalities of the poem. I procrastinated all my other pending tasks and assessments due to this 'session of sweet silent thought'. 
Christopher D Sims aka UniverSouLove is an internationally known poet, spoken word artist, performer, and recording artist. Born and raised in Rockford, IL, Christopher has grown a lot as a writer and artist since he delved into the poetry and spoken word realm in the late 90s.
After graduating with a degree in English Literature and Language, including Creative Writing, at Goldsmiths College, University of London and completing a Graduate Diploma in Law at one of London's best law schools, BPP University College, I am turning my words into action and currently studying for a solicitor's training course (LPC) at BPP. But, to feed what I love to do, so far four of my poems have been published by the UK's largest publisher of new poetry, Forward Poetry, in four different anthologies.
I was born in Bangalore, India, but I really grew up in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. I have been studying in London for several years. I think poetry writing is an indulgence which I should give in to more often, because I really enjoy it.
My name is Rick and I was born and raised in Leeds, West Yorkshire. For me, writing poetry happened by happy accident. Many years ago I was asked to try my hand at writing a poem on occasion of a friend's birthday. Having never tried writing poetry before, I was quite shocked to find how enjoyable it was and even more shocked when people actually liked it! From that experience I was bitten by the bug and have been writing ever since.
'Maybe I was never destined to be creative' would have been how I described myself when I was at school and throughout my career. Maybe I had never had the time to really focus on what creativity meant. I considered myself a failure as far as arts and crafts were concerned and that was the end of that!
Although I didn't start writing poetry until I was well into middle age, it has certainly given me a fulfilment I would never have thought possible. My father was a poet so maybe it's in my genes. I do derive a lot of pleasure from listening to the lyrics of songs, which has probably influenced my preference for rhyme.
Hi, my name is Marc Brown. I'm 25 years old and from York, UK.
I've been writing since I was 16 and over the years my writing style has changed a lot as I have matured. Back then it was very 'teen angst-y' and now, in my eyes, the writing has matured with me.
My name is Barry Pankhurst; I was born in May 1946 in the town of Enfield, Middlesex, England, but now reside in Indonesia with my Indonesian wife Sumi and stepdaughter Yuni.
I was born and raised in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. I've moved and schooled between Rushden, Northants and back to Harrogate before finally settling in Norfolk. A celebrated academic underachiever, I now estimate commercial glazing contracts for a double glazing company in Norwich.
I was born and raised in Belfast and have been writing poetry for a number of years. I have lived through the turbulent times in Northern Ireland but have made a conscious effort not to use the so-called 'Troubles' as a resource for my poetry. The themes or topics of my poems are quite varied but I often find myself returning to the natural world and to the wonders of science for inspiration.
My name is Lizzy Dening, and I'm 24 years old. I'm a freelance journalist, and my two main passions are wildlife and poetry.
Poetry took a back seat whilst I concentrated on earning a living in the voluntary and public sectors however more recently I began writing poems again which felt like rediscovering my spirit.
My parents tell me that they could not agree on a single boy's name when they were discussing naming the baby, so it's a very good job that I was a girl and they could christen me Laura Michelle Cheshire. I was born in the south east of England, and lived there until I was sixteen, when my mum remarried.
Firstly I am delighted that my poem has been chosen as the winning poem for March. I have been writing poetry for several years in my spare time as a hobby and I have had some modest success.
I have been living in Majorca for the last 36 years. My husband is Spanish and we have a son of 28 who is bilingual. I was born in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire and spent my childhood and adolescence there before moving down to Sussex when my father retired. I worked in a bank before flying off to the sun as a Thomson Rep in the 1970's.
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