All About Alex

Alexandra was born in 1965, and lived in Chesterfield in Derbyshire until she was 19 years old. In the mid 1980′s she moved to Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Alexandra started writing poetry many years ago, often keeping ideas, words, and verses penned in the backs of diaries, journals, scribbled on envelopes, bits of paper and even stored on her mobile phone.

Growing up surrounded by such beautiful rolling countryside has definitely inspired my writing.

Alexandra works as a freelance British Sign Language Interpreter.

 Interpreting is more than a job, it is a vocation; everyone has a story to tell and I am a privileged part of their unfolding drama.  I love communication, books, language and words.

As a practicing Buddhist; in May 2011 she was privileged to have a meeting with Sangharakshita – the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order. He inspired her to take her writing seriously and sowed the seeds for the beginning of a poetry blog. This meeting combined with encouragement from friends and other writers, led to the start of the, ‘ Worldly Winds’ blog.  At present the poetry on her blog mainly has a theme of, ‘longing and loss’.

Poetry is my passion and burns brightly within. I cannot imagine ever being in a situation where I am not scribbling down some wisdom, or inspiration that has come to me.

I like the idea of blogging my work, as it enables people to access poetry, and maybe even inspire them to write.  My blog has only been live for a short time, and already I am touched by how many people have viewed my work, taken the time to leave comments and even follow my poems and verses; I find it a humbling experience.

My ramblings are based on my personal experiences from my weird and wonderful life;

My mother used to joke that my life story would make a best-selling trilogy for Catherine Cookson, and even then it would be considered too unbelievable.
I do not aim to make a living out of my writing, but it would be nice to leave a small thumbprint somewhere in this universe, before I continue onward with my transcendental travels!

 

88 thoughts on “All About Alex”

  1. rahkyt said:

    Nice to meet you!

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  2. wendystrohm said:

    Thank you for liking my poems on my poetry blog – it is very encouraging.
    Really like your stuff too…

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  3. Veggiewitch said:

    So glad i found your blog. =0)
    Thank you for visiting Veggiewitch today. ♥

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  4. Resting In Awareness said:

    Hello Alex,
    It is a pleasure for me to nominate you for The Versatile Blogger Award. Please go to my post of May 6 for more information, and also visit http://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com/vba-rules/
    I look forward to reading more on your blog.
    ~ Paul

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  5. The Barkshire Post said:

    Hi there! Thanks for dropping by today – glad you liked it :) Will definitely be back to visit your lovely blog. See you soon! :D

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  6. Shantelle Latreese said:

    I am grateful to have connected with your blog. Your words are truly eloquent!

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  7. blue said:

    Thank You for liking and commenting on my blog. It is very encouraging, especially as I do like your poetry so very much.

    Angelika

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    • Worldly Winds said:

      You are most welcome Angelika (what a beautiful name – definitely a poet’s name!!)
      Keep going – on wards and upwards – you have a talent and a skill – share it with the world :)

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  8. Shantelle Latreese said:

    Alexandra, please accept my nomination for the Very Inspiring Blogger award!! Thank you for your inspiration!

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  9. wendystrohm said:

    I thought you would be pleased that I have added you to my blogroll of honour!

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  10. Resa McConaghy said:

    I have nominated you for “The Beautiful Blogger Award”.

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  11. Worldly Winds said:

    Aw thank you so much :)
    I am so overwhelmed by the response I’ve had over this weekend – Thank you :)
    I will try and post tomorrow – Need to look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow :D
    Thank you for the warmest welcome – I’m sure I will be a regular visitor!!!
    Thank you for the nomination :) ))

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  12. ladylovelyblogger said:

    I nominated you for Mrs. Sparkly’s Ten Commandments Award. Please check out my site to accept the award. Congrats!

    http://ladylovelyblogger.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/mrs-sparklys-ten-commandments-award/

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  13. graypoet said:

    I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your blog and that I have nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award.

    http://graypoet.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/beautful-blogger-award/

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  14. belocchio said:

    It is really quite wonderful to be introduced to a “new world” , a Worldly Winds of magic and enchantment. Virginia

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  15. Grandma Nancy said:

    Thank you for following Rezich Family Kitchen, we are so glad you found us, it lead us back to you and your amazing work. We’ll be following so we can catch up on what we’ve missed and and read everything new. Love your site.

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  16. nutsfortreasure said:

    I have nominated you for this award. You always inspire me xo

    http://nutsfortreasure.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/i-won-the-very-inspiring-blogger-award/

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  17. nutsfortreasure said:

    It’s AWARD TIME once again! Congrats come get yours here:

    http://wp.me/p2sFlJ-B6

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  18. adrianduque89 said:

    Thank you for stopping by my blog!

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  19. silentlyheardonce said:

    Hi, I nominated you for the The Sisterhood Blogger Award. Here is a link so you can accept if you want. http://wp.me/p28tjX-sV
    Hugs,
    Kim

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  20. rachnasirtaj said:

    Hey Alex, Thank you for dropping in and reading the note :)

    warm regards from Munich.

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  21. Sassy said:

    Lovely! I enjoyed reading your blog. And oh, BTW, Alexandra is such a beautiful name. :)

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  22. TarekOfCairo said:

    Thank you Dear Alex for visiting my blog and needless to say for driving me to visit your garden… Look forwrad to look around … 😊

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  23. Ganesh said:

    Nice and poetic blog, Alexandra! Thanks for following “Known is a drop, Unknown is an Ocean”. :)

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  24. maxim sense said:

    Thank you for following my blog. You are now listed as one of my amazing followers on my blog’s sidebar. I love poems and poetry and I m a trying hard poet. Your poems will certainly inspire me to try even harder.

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  25. Corinne Shields said:

    Hi Alex

    Great to meet a fellow poet. Writing can be a pretty lonely experience and so it is wonderful to have a forum to meet and share with others who are sharing a similar journey.

    Like you I have been scribbling verses for years and a pen and a notebook are my most faithful of friends. They have helped me through countless tricky times over the years and helped me work through some difficult emotions. I don’t know about you but when I have written a poem I seem to have made an emotional shift so my poetry writing has helped me to avoid saying and doing things in the world that I know would have caused myself and others hurt.

    Good luck with the Anthology. I look forward to keeping in touch.

    Corinne

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    • Worldly Winds said:

      Hi Corinne
      Thank you so much for your comment!
      Likewise it is great to meet and chat with other writers and poets!
      I am quite a solitary person, at times, so writing suits me down to the ground – I can escape from the world, for a while, take stock and re-emerge hopefully wiser and stronger! Writing can be very cathartic!

      The anthology is going slowly, as I am struggling to edit down the amount of poems!! Hehe – I will get there! In the mean time there is, ‘The Road Less Travelled’ and anthology by 23 writers is to be released by Dagda Publishing on 17th December – Yay!!

      Keep scribbling!!

      Alex :)

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  26. rheath40 said:

    I nominated you for 2012 Blog of the Year. Please go to my page to find out more.

    http://rendezvouswithrenee.com/2012/12/03/2012-blog-of-the-year-er-how-the-hell-did-this-happen/

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  27. littlemisswordy said:

    Thank you for following littlemisswordy and welcome! :-)

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  28. Bella Remy Photography said:

    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and subscribing. I really enjoy your blog and look forward to sharing more with you in future. Bella

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  29. Teresa said:

    Thanks for following my blog. I’ve posted lots of Christmas cookies lately. Hope you enjoy.

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  30. teasbook said:

    Thank you for stopping by and following my blog! It means a lot to me. I will be following yours as well for I find your work intriguing! :D

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  31. tiramit said:

    Nice to meet you and interesting that you interpret signing, I was a teacher of the deaf a long time ago. Now I’m a buddhist and I see you are too. Wow, so I just thought that was a coincidence…

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  32. billgncs said:

    thanks for stopping by!

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  33. Herman said:

    Thank you for following HoB. Much appreciated! I’ll be hanging around here…

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  34. Muhammed Muhsin Varikkodan said:

    Thank you very much for following my blog. Now I proud about my self, because a poet following my blog. Thanks a lot and all the best for your all works…

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  35. violetski said:

    Hi Alex,
    Thank you so much for stopping my blog and following 😃 I appreciate ❤
    Love
    Y poem you have . Looking forward to see more your posts😃

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  36. Tony said:

    It’s nice to meet you Alex. My wife is from Sheffield – and she’s studying BSL. Maybe you two should get together next time we’re in Yorkshire.

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    • Worldly Winds said:

      Wow! What a beautiful small world! Would be fantastic to meet her – Good luck to you wife with the BSL studies, it isn’t easy especially in this economic climate! I had to travel country wide to gain my interpreting qualification.
      if ever she needs any help or advice, then keep me in mind :)
      Alex

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  37. Renee Espriu said:

    To follow your muse is not easy but to follow your soul on a Spiritual journey can be amazing. Glad to have seen you visit my site.

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  38. Worldly Winds said:

    Wow – thank you very much indeed :)

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  39. stellarstanton said:

    Thanks Alex for your bright smile, and I loved your ABOUT page! Debb

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  40. RoSy said:

    Nice meeting you while visiting my blog. Thought I’d stop by & visit you too. Will be seeing you around my reader as I now follow your posts.
    PeAce!

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  41. Yoshiko said:

    Nice to know you, Alex :-D

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  42. Kevin Gillespie said:

    Hi Alex

    My name is Kevin Gillespie, I do, MUCH prefer to be called Kev though. :) .

    I live in Cardiff, Pleased to meet you. :) .

    Thank You for Following my Blog, MUCH Appreciated. :) ,

    I am now also Following your Blog. :) .

    Best Wishes. :)

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    • Worldly Winds said:

      Hi Kev
      Thank you for taking the time to visit, follow and leave a lovely comment – always much appreciated!
      I live in Sheffield and I am sure from time to time you will see me popping by your page :)
      Alex :D

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