We are delighted to be presenting Annie Fisher at our March FRP Zoom event.
Annie Fisher’s background is in primary education, initially as a teacher and later as a literacy consultant working across Somerset schools. Now retired, she writes poetry for both adults and children. She has had two pamphlets published by HappenStance Press: Infinite in all Perfections (2016) and The Deal (2020). She is a member of Taunton’s Fire River Poets, and a regular contributor to the online poetry journal, The Friday Poem.
Missing the Man Next Door: The enigmatic ‘man next door’ is a recurring presence in these poems which deal with loss of various sorts. There is an acknowledgement that ‘the living always have unfinished business with the dead’ and that humour is vital as a means of personal survival.
Mariscat Press: ‘Missing the Man Next Door’ is published by Mariscat Press, ‘the jewel in the Scottish poetry crown’ (Ian McMillan). Mariscat has twice won the Michael Marks Publishers’ Award (2023 & 2015). The press is known for its tastefully designed publications and its quality backlist which includes Douglas Dunn, Diana Hendry, Jackie Kay, Michael Longley and Edwin Morgan.
