Gillian Byrom-Smith Writer

I am really happy that the setting of my poem commemorating Leonardo Da Vinci, 'Your Beautiful Mind' by composer David Heyes, was...

I was very pleased to have had my poem Towards Sky included in the wonderful New Mills Poetry Trail and featured in the accompanying...

I am really pleased that my poetry will be performed at concerts in New Zealand over the next few days as part of the Grant's Arts and...

I am really proud and excited that my poem 'A Beautiful Mind' has been set to music by the composer David Heyes for Soprano, and two...

I had an inspiring time in New Mills following the Poetry Trail, which included three of my poems and then taking part in a reading at...

We had a fantastic afternoon at Glossop Labour Club on Saturday. I was invited by Glossop Arts Project to read at a suffragette event....

It's been really great to be part of the Fountain 17 project. Pete and I were asked to write a new work for the exhibition, to join other...

It was fantastic to be invited to write a new poem to be included in the 21st birthday celebrations at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on...

Join Pete and I when we take Heading for the Hills on tour. We will be performing our original poetry and music as part of Didsbury Arts...

We can't believe that it is a year since we moved into our new home. I have written a new poem to mark the first anniversary of our move;...

We had a fantastic day in Hull where our piece 'Marcel's Last Word,' was performed as part of the Fountain17 project. It was wonderful to...

Happy World Poetry Day I hope you are having a good World Poetry Day. As I watch the clouds and sunshine fill the sky and light up the...

I'm so excited that my book of collected poems 'Heading for the Hills' has arrived. The collection is very much a companion to my...

Remembrance Until we recently moved house I didn't know that my great uncle Frederick was killed in the First World War and is buried...

I was very pleased to contribute a poem to the wonderful book "Fruitful Futures" published by Gaia Project in collaboration with...

Happy National Poetry Day Here is a very apt poem for National Poetry Day. It was inspired by Pete's music performed in Japan last week;...

Moving to the beautiful Peak District has been very inspiring. I have spent the summer enjoying the lovely hills and moors that surround...

Christmas in York has been a terrible time for many people; as it has for lots of people in the North of England. We count ourselves very...

Happy National Poetry Day. As autumn is upon us, following the last few weeks of sunshine and blue skies, please enjoy my seasonal poem...

Had some very exciting news yesterday. Stairwell Books will be publishing my book of poetry, 'Heading for the Hills,' in Spring 2016. The...