If all else fails as a poet , I could do performance art and be like this lady I saw in Havana ( I was there for the International Poetry Festival in May - wow ! What a place ! What people - I have fallen in love with it ... I met taxi drivers, barmen , ordinary people who adore poetry . It was heaven and I'm going back in December to work on my Pimp My poetry idea - hoping to use a Cuban car and will be working with some Cuban musicians and poets !

Been to Berlin for the Poetry film festival where I had a short film showing ( I did the poem/music and Mark Jenkin did the film - you can see it by going onto his website www.markjenkin.co.uk and clicking onto ' Wake to a Dream ' . I found Berlin a bit strict - I was obviously hitting the wrong bars although this one was pretty cool ! I'm just not trendy enough ! But the festival was fabulous and really inspiring.

Was on BB Radio 4's Woman's Hour which was great and now working out how I can juggle being a mum with being a poet who can get out and tour stuff - I think I may have to wait a while until the kids are bigger ! Having teenagers is easier than toddlers in one way because your brain is a bit less of a blancmange but cor blimey , the stress ! ( Not to mention the smells - Lynx especially - it's an insult to the senses ! )

Anyway , poem of the day is this one - What is Poetry ?

People ask me what is poetry ?

It's a whisper in a disco

But sometimes there is someone there

Who can read lips

And they mouth back

Would you like to dance ?

( If I'm performing this poem the last line is mouthed but I ususally have to do it a couple of times ' cos no-one knows what the bloody hell I'm on about ! ) Anyway , enough for now ! X