Claire WilliamsonClaire Williamson has an MA in Literary Studies, (UWE), and is a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy and Programme Leader for the Msc in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes at the Metanoia Institute in London. She is currently studying fo a PhD in Creative Writing at Cardiff University. She is the author of a couple of previous collections: Ride On, and The Soulwater Pool. Individual poems have appeared widely in magazines. She has worked closely with Welsh National Opera since 2003, writing the words for Cardiff City Songs, Billy and the Dragon and The Merman King, all WNO MAX productions and also is involved in musical collaborations including ‘Home by Christmas’ which was performed by 350 singers at Colston Hall to commemorate 100 years since the outbreak of WW1, and was nominated for the British Composer Awards in 2015. She has written chapters in academic books on themes of creative writing and health. Williamson has recently moved with her family from Bristol to Chepstow. Claire is a member of the Spoke poetry group, well known for their electric readings.. Read More Read Less