John Dougherty

                           Author, poet, songwriter

		"A nice, natural style and a real feel for language and rhythm" Tony Bradman (poet, anthologist, reviewer & author of numerous books including the Dilly the Dinosaur series)   About the poems John's poems have been a highly successful and entertaining component of his school visits for some time. He recently performed some for the first time in front of an adult audience, and even more recently was invited onstage by the marvellous John Hegley to read one of his pieces. One of John's poems, About Mrs Barry, by Sarah, is included in a Macmillan anthology, entitled Look Out! The Teachers Are Coming!