The Poem Must Be Spoken

About the Book

About the Author

Geoff Smith has been a clergyman in the Church of England since his ordination in 1968. He has been a curate three times, a Canon twice, a Civil Servant twice and an academic, he has recently retired as CEO of the international charity Toc H and now lives in Cumbria. His poetry has been published in various magazines and anthologies including New Writing from the North and Seven Days. In 1985 he was joint winner of the Bloodaxe/Evening Chronicle poetry competition in Newcastle. Geoff is married to Janet, they have four children, seven grandchildren a puppy and a Harley Davidson. Publications: Undoing Poetry in Red Sneakers, Landscapes of the Heart, Rhymes of Passion, and, The Church of The Sunday Jazz