Diane di Prima
She is the poet whose name I invoke when I need to kick arse.
Leonora Carrington
Like her art, her writing is the perfect combination of alchemy, truth, humour and the mystical.
Patti Smith
Punk attitude combined with craft and discipline – her writing is always worth reading.
Richard Jefferies
Prolific Victorian writer, naturalist and walker. My recent work has been hugely influenced by his time living in Tolworth and his book of essays, Nature Near London.
William Blake
Poet, artist, mystic, walker, Londoner – the whole quintessential shebang.
Lucy Furlong’s work has been featured in The Guardian and on BBC Radio 4’s Women Who Walk programme. It is also taught as part of the OU Creative Writing MA. Her latest chapbook Sward was recently published by Sampson Low. A second edition of ~clew~ from Hesterglock Press is forthcoming.