Jan Beaumont was our February 2022 speaker. She gave a lively talk to us about her poetry, how it started, how it was attributed to Pam Ayres, and much more of the adventures she’s had along her poetry journey.

When New Zealand entered its first COVID lockdown in March 2020 Jan wrote her first poem “Let’s All Drink to Lockdown”, a light hearted verse about how older people coped with being locked down for 4 weeks. She posted it on Facebook and, within hours, it went viral, resulting in an interview on the BBC, a growing list of followers from every continent and publications, including her own book of poems. Jan frequently posts poems on Facebook. Her recent works include Sundays, booster shots, Princes Harry and Andrew, along with Boris and Novak.

For a taster, visit her website: http://www.jbpoetry.com/. Jan also had her book of poems, “Let’s All Drink to Lockdown and other Poems” for sale.