Cream Tea and Meet Olivia Mulligan

Olivia will be joining us for a fantastic Cream Tea and Meet The Author event. talking all about her poetry collections, Advice From A Stranger, Poems On The Gatepost and her new collection, 10:37.

Poems On The Gatepost: In the first months of 2020, the world came to terms with a virus  that threatened life and society. Extraordinary measures were taken, the  like of which we had not seen before. Airlines ground to a halt as  international travel was stopped. Most countries were forced to  institute draconian steps that had all but essential workers confined to  home in what became known as ‘lockdown’. For those who already carried  the burden of health issues, extra care had to be taken to avoid coming  into contact with anyone who might carry the virus.

Those that could, worked from home. Many of those who could not work,  were furloughed. The internet, and particularly…