I’m delighted to invite Annick Yerem, a fellow Hedgehog Poetry Press poet, over to Patricia’s Pen for the first time. Annick is not only a poet but also founder of a new poetry press. She is here to tell you more about her writing so without further ado, it’s over to Annick.

My Writing

Annick Yerem

Thank you so much for inviting me, Patricia!

Writing found me again at the end of 2019. The year before, I had started taking care of my parents, who had both become very ill. The plan was originally to write a book about the German care system, how to apply for things, very matter-of-fact. But after one session with Nancy Wigglesworth, a wonderful coach, there was suddenly a poem in my head, called Things I Cannot Tell My Children. It was also the first time I wrote in English, not in German…