INTRODUCTION TO JOHN EDWARDS ON THIS WORDPRESS SITE
John has been resident on the Costa Blanca, Alicante, Spain since 2006. It’s a terrific lifestyle that gives him time to write.and explore. Wildlife, particularly avian species, is his passion.
A poet and story writer since 2006 and he wants this blog to showcase the poetry and story telling.
It is his intention to encompass not just the environmental situation but thoughts stimulated by current events. His objective is to write with responsibility and to protest when he feels he can make a difference.
The later poems are his protest about habitat loss, wildlife destruction and inadequate laws and
penalties. He throws into that the environmental issues that we face. He becomes infuriated at the senseless waste of plastic wrapped food by the all powerful supermarkets. Also plastic containers
that when used are discarded and not disposed of in a planet friendly way.
He writes in the hope there is something unique about his writing. If any of his words can
influence the way we live, respect each other and the planet then he feels he has achieved
something. Words that can sit comfortably beside other creative people.
His latest collection on wildlife crime and environmental issues is partly complete and coupled with artistic impressions extracted from some of his poems he intends it to be a beautiful book.
That an artist can create an image from a single line thrills him. There is one important matter for him is that it should reflect the beauty of our world. He attempts in his writing to counter balance what is not good in the natural world.
He claims to write with passion and emotion.
Since 2006 he has led a local group writers, to help and encourage each other through positive and honest feedback. His connections with the Poetry Society in London, Ledbury Poetry Festival and every opportunity ‘on-line’ has brought him to this point in his life. His poems on themes created by Ledbury are on their website. He has experience of ‘open mics’ and thinks it is time to arrange more.