ABOUT

Sue Spiers was born in Cyprus, her father was in the R.A.F. and consequently her family moved every three years to wherever he was posted. When he finished 25 years service the family settled in Hartley Wintney. Sue became an accountant gaining Associate membership in 1989 and Fellowship in 1995. In 2000 she started an MBA with the Open University to see if she had what it takes to complete a degree, having gone into a trainee position on completion of A levels. The MBA lead to a BA in Literature and joining the Open University Poetry Society.

ACTIVITY

WINCHESTER POETRY FESTIVAL

The Front Room

OPEN UNIVERSITY POETS

POETRY DAY OPEN MIC

October 2017 at the Winchester Discovery Centre.

READING at Southsea

Hunter Gatherer Café, with other poets, spoken word, musicians and magicians.

OU at SCARBOROUGH

Each year the OU Poets meet at a venue to talk poetry, and exchange ideas with a tutor.

Sue's work has appeared in poetry magazines, anthologies and on line. Her first collection is called Jiggle Sac which inspired artist and fellow poet Caro Reeves to create the caricature below.

ACTIVITY

Sue has been involved with the Romsey Canal project with artist Nicola Henshaw in 2016. Angela Hicken of Hampshire Cultural Trust with tutor and mentor Judy Waite involved Sue in the Turner and the Sun project 2017.

A cold January in 2018 at BBC Glasgow to film 3 15-2-1 competitions. Channel 4 plan to show the product 31st May, 3rd & 4th June 2019. Sue got to hug Sandi Toksvig.