Susan Roberts

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.

I've always been fascinated by languages and speak fluent Spanish and Catalan as well as a splattering of German and French. I trained as a TOEFL teacher and taught English for a number of years here before starting to work at the law firm where I work at present. I'm the receptionist here as well as teaching English to the lawyers that work here and doing translations. I have a busy life and enjoy fishing and playing the guitar in my spare time. I hope you enjoy my selection of poems.