Poetry

Louise is an accomplished poet first finding acclaim for her one-woman show on the wing of a WW11 Shackleton aircraft, when she was commissioned by Ric Michael at Manchester Poetry Festival.

She has held many residencies in the UK and internationally including Poet in Residence of Queensland and Writer in Residence at the University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Canada. 

In schools, with care leavers, in libraries , in prisons, youth clubs, mother and baby groups, sure start centres, PRU’s, recovery units, homeless projects, in communities regenerating, in communities after riots, Louise has worked tirelessly to make poetry with everyone. Using poetry as a powerful tool for community cohesion and for pleasure.

Louise was commissioned to write a poem for the opening of the Olympics in the North, performed in Salford Quays and her recent piece The Island, The Sea, The Volunteer and The Refugee was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016. Great North Star commissioned by GETNORTH18 broadcast On BBC ONE during the Great North Run celebrated hundreds of The Norths unsung women. HOME TOWN Story a spectacular spoken word street poem with Russ Litten, Zena Edwards, Women of Words Hull Commissioned by Absolutely Cultured for BBC Contains Strong Language 18 /Wrecking Ball Press. Several Works of spectacular outdoor Diwali drama for Walk The Plank Nine Nights Belfast City Hall/Magic of Sanjivani/Cast The Light directed by Nick Clarke.

Poetry Installations include Text me Up Contact Emerging Artist 2000, The Shed Year of The Artist ACE, If These Walls Could Talk A council house that spoke to you. Bolton at Home, Come To Us Battersea Arts Centre/Going Places Festival, Memory a film Poem installation Judith Wright Centre for the Arts Brisbane.

Louise may also be found on Poetry Business.