I wrote this a while ago, and then forgot about it. Pat was my dear companion for sixteen good years. Writing the poem helped me think about her and her memory. When Bad Apple put out a call for poems...
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Sharif Gemie
About the Author
Hallo, and thank you for visiting.
I’m a retired history Professor who has lived in Wales for thirty years. While a lecturer, I researched histories of marginalized and mobile peoples, such as refugees, migrants and travellers. (You can find details of my publications in the ‘Essays’ tab.) After retirement, I fulfilled one of my lifelong ambitions: I took up Creative Writing.
My first novel, The Displaced began with research into refugees during the Second World War, when I noticed that some of the life histories of both refugees and UN aid-workers sounded like novels.
I’m currently writing a sequel to The Displaced.
Apart from all that: I was born in London, but now, Wales feels like home. I enjoy walking the quiet green spaces of the Monmouthshire-Brecon Canal, listening to trad-jazz and psychedelic-folk, and making ginger and apricot flapjacks.
I’m available to give presentations and readings from The Displaced and my other works. Go to ‘Contact’ to find my contact email address.
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