Alison Chisholm has been writing poetry for over 40 years, and has had twelve collections published and eleven textbooks on the craft of writing (three of which were produced in co...view moreAlison Chisholm has been writing poetry for over 40 years, and has had twelve collections published and eleven textbooks on the craft of writing (three of which were produced in collaboration with other writers) including five on writing poetry. She writes poetry columns for 'Writing Magazine', and produced the poetry correspondence course for The Writers Bureau, Manchester, and tutored on it for twenty years. She lives in Southport, UK.She taught creative writing and the craft of writing poetry in adult education for 25 years, and devised a number of courses for the Merseyside and North West Open College boards. She currently teaches an advanced poetry course, and gives regular workshop weekend courses for Relax and Write Workshops. She has led poetry courses at The Writers' Holiday, (Caerleon and Fishguard), The Writers' Summer School, Swanwick, and NAWG Festival of Writing, and has given talks, readings, courses and workshops throughout Britain and in Geneva, Rotterdam and Malaga.view less