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Rachel is part of SPINE Festival 2024<\/a>, along with an incredible team of poets they’ll be leading workshops and arts activities for children in Libraries and schools across London this Spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Describe yourself in 3 words\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hard to summarise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What inspires you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a Terry Pratchett novel where he describes inspiration particles sleeting through the universe all the time. They pass through everything like radiation. Sometimes the idea for the best new toaster design will hit a cat, and therefore go unremarked. Sometimes an idea for a poem will hit me. This is the best description of inspiration I have ever encountered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about your worst ever gig?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My second ever poetry gig was an open mic where, horrifyingly, a very experienced poet sat in the front row and gave live feedback to each open mic-er on their performance in front of everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your number one poetry pet peeve?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I thought hard about this, but I really don\u2019t have one! Poetry is a very flexible art form and I\u2019m always trying to keep an open mind and meet new poems where they are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whose words do you love at the moment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I just read Honorifics <\/em>by Cynthia Miller and I just can\u2019t stop thinking about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What piece of advice would you give to your younger self?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Write more poems. Do it today! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you relate to the themes of magic & imagination?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I think magic is imagination, and imagination is magic. I\u2019m a huge fantasy fan as well as poetry nerd, so I was delighted to be asked to respond to the theme this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you enjoy most about working with children, families and libraries?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The permission to be a bit silly and very noisy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the sea.  <\/p>\n\n\n