Mary Dickins Author

Mary Dickins began sharing her work at poetry events, street parties and slams. She soon became a regular performer at the legendary Bang Said the Gun. She has been Poet in Residence for Open Garden Squares at various London locations and was a finalist in the Poetry Rivals National Slam 2015. Her poem "Dear Professor Brian Cox" was used to launch the popular Muddy Feet Poetry channel. Mary has commissioned poems for radio and television includingNationwide Building Society poetry ad campaign and continues to dish up poems all over the country as part of the Poetry Takeaway team. In 2017 she set up the "Poems not Pills" project to promote the therapeutic value of poetry for health professionals and their patients. Always witty and insightful Mary's writing is a joyful and affectionate exploration of the human condition and what it means to be alive. As she celebrates her 71st year on this perplexing planet she is delighted to have this opportunity to share her thoughts with readers everywhere.