Deanne HeronDeanne Heron was born in Jamaica but came to live in England in 1967. She is a qualified counsellor and trainer. As well as bringing up two daughters of her own, Deanne has been a foster carer since May 2000 and has fostered thirty-five plus childrenof varying ages to date. She has published two volumes of short humorous stories, written in standard English with Jamaican patois dialogue, called Pardner Money Stories. Deanne's first volume of poetry, Contemplation Volume One, was published in 2015. Deanne reads her poetry and stories at local events and on local radio as well as presenting news and Black History Month programmes. Deanne also has a personal interest in Black History and as such has delivered presentations to schools and heads of education establishments on the need for black history to be taught to young people. Read More Read Less