“Poetry became an escape from living within the confines of a misunderstood illness. Adjustments have had to be made by me and my loved ones, and many doors have been closed. I’m often too frightened to step through them; but I’m now more able to embrace life and draw inspiration from the world in a broader sense.” —Christine Magee
She wanted to turn around and walk back to the time she first said yes instead of no, smiled crooked smiles and spoke in opposites so that true emotions didn’t show. She must find a way to let stifled tears flow. She thought climbing the years to reach this age would have been less exhausting somehow; with the simple adjustment of a word or phrase life could be very different now.... Read more Copyright © 2002 Christine Magee
Christine Magee grew up in a London suburb where she attended university until her marriage and move to North Wales. She was a talented singer, and she had hoped to pursue singing as a career; but as an adult, she developed a debilitating disorder—epilepsy. Poetry became her voice. Christine has written hundreds of poems and has had her work published in The Cynic and Taj Mahal Review, as well as the writer’s magazine, Mississippi Crow. She is married with three adult children, and now lives in the beautiful English county of Shropshire.
To contact Christine Magee:
c.magee1@btinternet.com
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