Poetry performed by Val Cole
Get to know the poet:
What is the theme of your poem?
Grief and loss of losing someone you love and finding a way to keep going.
What motivated you to write this poem?
Watching a musician performing knowing the recent loss in their life.
How long have you been writing poetry?
Since my teenage years.When I got more marks for one page poems than a two page compositions in English class.
If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would that be?
My Grandfather.
What influenced you to submit to have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
Watching and hearing someone else’s interpretation of the words written on the page and bringing it to life.
Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
Yes. Short stories, plays, scripts, novels, songs. A writer writes. I write.
What is your passion in life?
Being the best friend I know how, helping others overcome and achieve.