jane horner Biography

Born in Liverpool - dad a builder, mum a seamstress. Brought up in Kirkby - a posh scouser! I took up ballroom dancing when I was 7 and danced in competitions all over the country - reaching natinal finals. I never beleived that I could be a dancer/teacher.I did not follow my dream...

I went on to become a nurse for people with learning diffuculties, and manged community services, then became a staff trainng officer. I have been fulfilled, satisfied and developed as a person through my experience of dealing with people in all sorts of walks of life, and my experience of my own family.I am married to Phil and we have 2 great kids -Olivia and Elliot.
Now I am teaching health and social care to Btec students. Last year I had 2 health traumas - hospitalsied with extremely high blood pressure in january. In July I found a lump in my breast and had treatment for breast cancer. My treatment finsihed in June this year. And thanks to wonderful care and treament by the NHS I have recovered well and am back at work.
AS a kid I loved writing poems and stories. I gave up when I was 18 and went to work. But after my illness I found my feelings and ideas about certain things and people needed to be expressed in print.
I have only just started writing poetry in the last few months. It is usually something that starts off as a small seed - an atom of an idea. But I know that it is going to grow, and I have to start writing it down.
I have written about friends, life, nature, and other gentle themes. I hope this is only the start and that I can develop much more in the future.