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Emma Johnson has been shortlisted for the post of Southwest Young Poet Laureate for 2026/2027 Family memories, growing up, getting old, the Troubles, quirky personalities,?Covid, cancer, 9/11, Mr Trump, friendship, loss, love, the pangolin, a toad and even the humble potato find a place in this grandfather–granddaughter collaboration of prose and poetry.?Sixty-five years between them but a special bond brought about by a shared passion for writing. Emma’s?award-winning?successes?have given her the confidence?and desire to continue?her writing.?Despite her other school commitments, rarely a day goes by without?her?putting words on a page.?She is?currently?working on?a fantasy novel.
Emma Johnson has been shortlisted for the post of Southwest Young Poet Laureate for 2026/2027
Family memories, growing up, getting old, the Troubles, quirky personalities,?Covid, cancer, 9/11, Mr Trump, friendship, loss, love, the pangolin, a toad and even the humble potato find a place in this grandfather–granddaughter collaboration of prose and poetry.?Sixty-five years between them but a special bond brought about by a shared passion for writing.
Emma’s?award-winning?successes?have given her the confidence?and desire to continue?her writing.?Despite her other school commitments, rarely a day goes by without?her?putting words on a page.?She is?currently?working on?a fantasy novel.