Writer | Poet

Bio:

My name is Michelle Berry and I am a very happily married 50 year old Cornish woman. But that has not always been the case, well I have always been Cornish, but life has been one hell of a journey. Before meeting my husband Mark, all I had ever known was survival mode. I experienced extreme levels of domestic violence in a previous marriage, I was diagnosed with several chronic illnesses that made me disabled and housebound, my youngest son an addict, and then along came Menopause. How rubbish when for the first time in my life I was loved, safe and happy, that Menopause once again pulled the rug from underneath me.

Over the years I had used writing poetry as a means of escapism, so I thought I'd try it again. So I bit the bullet and signed up for a creative writing course on the MIND website, and here we are. It was so empowering, I actually felt heard, encouraged and really seen. This gave me the courage to think about reaching out and getting some poetry out there. I really hope that you enjoy what I have shared, as much as I have enjoyed writing it.

You will find her work in:

Book 11: (2025)

1. A Pocketful of Paradise

2. What if

3. I'm worthy, I'm enough