Comments on: Sally Flood, Poet https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 09 Apr 2023 14:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Angela Leslie-Miller https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/#comment-1506409 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 14:06:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174144#comment-1506409 Hi Sally
We used to work together in Princelet st
How did we lose contact.
I remember you so well and writing your poems on the brown backing paper of the embroidery.
Going to Petticoat Lane for salmon cream cheese, rollmops
Loved your poems so much back then. Remember your wonderful laugh and zest for life.
Hope you vaguely remember m
e
Love
Angie x

]]> By: mick o'leary https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/#comment-1285725 Wed, 08 May 2019 16:04:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174144#comment-1285725 Inspiring article. Love the GA’s generosity of spirit that seeks to celebrate all that is good and memorable about the East End and its many histories – personal and public.

It is a generosity of spirit that will make poets of us all! Thank you Sally for you courage and example of a voice that needs to be heard and has something moving and magical to say.

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/#comment-1285428 Mon, 06 May 2019 20:41:42 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174144#comment-1285428 What a wonderful flowering of talent and fulfilment. It is so interesting having a glimpse into the lives of others.

]]> By: Richard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/#comment-1285407 Mon, 06 May 2019 15:19:02 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174144#comment-1285407 Lovely poems and pictures. Thanks.

]]> By: Eric Forward https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/#comment-1285405 Mon, 06 May 2019 14:25:36 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174144#comment-1285405 Wonderful, I have thoroughly enjoyed the last few days of people bringing their life experiences of the area to us through your writing.

]]> By: Pauline Taylor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/#comment-1285400 Mon, 06 May 2019 14:00:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174144#comment-1285400 Poetry that I actually understand, what a treat, please may we have more? Thank you GA for yet another portrait of a very interesting lady and an insight into her life, I love the fuchsias in the background of the photograph and I am just about to go into my garden to tend to mine ~~~ one enjoyable job amongst the many tasks that await me out there at this time of the year ! Fuchsias are so beautiful and give such a brilliant reward for so little attention.

]]> By: Adele https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/#comment-1285394 Mon, 06 May 2019 11:51:20 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174144#comment-1285394 Wonderful story. She sounds like someone with many interesting stories to tell. Especially interesting to hear she lives a stone’s throw from The London (as I knew it), as I did too. In fact they were our Landlords.

]]> By: Allison https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/#comment-1285393 Mon, 06 May 2019 11:47:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174144#comment-1285393 GA, you are very clever finding these interesting people for us to read about! I always love learning more about the Jewish history of the East End.

best,
Allison

]]> By: Bev Turner https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/#comment-1285380 Mon, 06 May 2019 08:56:50 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174144#comment-1285380 I found Sally Flood’s story and photographs so uplifting and her poetry reveals the warmth, life and colour of London. The photographs, carefully saved show the story and detail of her family life and made me think that printing photos is so important so we preserve their jumbled variety and can treasure the memories they preserve.
I hope Sally continues to write and publish her work.

]]> By: Jamie S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/06/sally-flood-poet-2/#comment-1285374 Mon, 06 May 2019 08:00:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174144#comment-1285374 What a fascinating life… And perspective. Amazing that she still (presumably) lives on Mount Terrace. I always wonder if the council will do a compulsory purchase on them at some point – do hope not.

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