About Maggie Sawkins
Maggie Sawkins spent her childhood in Leigh Park, a large council housing estate north of Portsmouth. She began writing poetry at the age of nine after being inspired by her head teacher. Her first poems were published in Hampshire Poets when she was seventeen. After a series of office jobs, including three years with The Exeter Flying Post, Maggie returned to education and went on to gain an MA with distinction in Creative Writing. She teaches students with specific learning difficulties at South Downs College near Portsmouth. Maggie is a professional member of Lapidus and facilitates creative writing workshops in community and healthcare settings.
In 2003 Maggie co-founded the popular Tongues & Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Southsea. Flarestack published a pamphlet collection, Charcot’s Pet, in 2003. The Zig Zag Woman is her first full collection.
Read Maggie's interview with Dee Rimbaud here.
NEW: Five Creative Writing Workshops for health and social well-being. Fridays 30 October, 6 November, 20 November, 27 November and Saturday 21 November, 2009. 1.30 - 3.30 pm. Funded by Small Sparks.
People Say..
“A distinctive and beguiling voice … heart-breakingly moving”
- Vicki Feaver.
“Brings to life what Ted Hughes calls ‘the goblin in the word’”
- Mark McGuinness (Magma).
“Echoes of Hughes, Plath, Feaver and Shapcott … vibrant, tearaway, peeling back, relentless, stripping to the bone … Passionate, unyielding. Great” - Katherine Gallagher.
“Faces the world head-on and shares her discomfort, humour and sadness, but does it with a slice of lemon” - Roz Goddard (Raw Edge)
