This section highlights the remarkable poetical talents to be found in the south west of England. This is a work in progress, so if you're a published writer or a performance poet with Festival experience and you live and work in the south west and you're not included please submit your profile here... First Name*: Last Name*: Photo: Profile*: *Email: ABCDEFGHIJKlMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ  Parker, Louisa Adjoa  Patel, Mahesh  Patten, Brian  Pearse, Dave  Petticoat, Perciphone  Phillips, Tom  Punter, David Parker, Louisa Adjoa Email: [email protected]    Louisa Adjoa Parker is a Westcountry poet, who writes about her experiences as a mixed heritage woman. She is the daughter of a British mother and Ghanaian father, and was born in the UK. She has lived most of her life in the South West of England. Her collection Salt-sweat and Tears was published by Cinnamon Press in 2007. Her work explores themes of identity, landscape, home, belonging, single parenthood, racism, loss amongst others. Her poem 'Rag Doll' was highly commended by the Forward Prize 2007. Louisa has performed at a range of venues, and supported the legendary Linton Kwesi Johnson at Exeter Respect 2008. Banner quotations taken from Pickings And Cuttings, a long running column of poetry quotations by Dennis O�Driscoll in the literary journal Poetry Ireland Review, edited by Tony Curtis and published under the title As The Poet Said, by Poetry Ireland in 1997.
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