Alexandra was born in Chesterfield in Derbyshire. 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 on her 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. 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.
Poetry is innate, and it would be nice to leave a small thumbprint somewhere in this universe, before I continue onward with my transcendental travels!
Alex has been published in many anthologies and online journals such as, Silver Birch Press, Dagda Publishing, Three Drops from a Cauldron, Yellow Chair Review, The Wait, Three Drops Press, and The Blue Hour.
She has written and published three anthologies,
Tipping Sheep (the right way) – 2013
Counting Magpies – 2015
Parris – 2018
Worldly Winds 
Nice to meet you!
Likewise kind sir!
Looking forward to reading your blog! 🙂
Thank you for liking my poems on my poetry blog – it is very encouraging.
Really like your stuff too…
You are most welcome.
I love your style of writing 🙂
So glad i found your blog. =0)
Thank you for visiting Veggiewitch today. ♥
Aw thank you for dropping by!
Glad I found your blog too!! Found you via Nae’s nest 🙂
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
Hello Paul,
Thank you sooo much!
A real surprise!!!
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Hi there! Thanks for dropping by today – glad you liked it 🙂 Will definitely be back to visit your lovely blog. See you soon! 😀
Likewise! I can never resist the dogs eye view 🙂
Thank you for dropping by 🙂
I am grateful to have connected with your blog. Your words are truly eloquent!
Likewise – I’m really enjoying your work too 🙂
Thank you for being supportive, it means a lot to me :))
Thank You for liking and commenting on my blog. It is very encouraging, especially as I do like your poetry so very much.
Angelika
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 🙂
Alexandra, please accept my nomination for the Very Inspiring Blogger award!! Thank you for your inspiration!
Aww thank you so much Shantelle! I’m humbled and happy that I inspired you!
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You are more than welcome! Have a blessed day!!
I thought you would be pleased that I have added you to my blogroll of honour!
Aw thank you so much – likewise you are on mine too!! 🙂
Thank you Alex
I have nominated you for “The Beautiful Blogger Award”.
Aw wow – thank you so much!!!!
Thank you 😀
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 😀
Thank you for the warmest welcome – I’m sure I will be a regular visitor!!!
Thank you for the nomination :)))
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/
Oh! Wow! Thank you very much! I will try and catch up on my awards today 🙂
Thank you!!! 🙂
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/
Aw thank you so much – that is really kind of you – I am humbled 🙂
Alex 🙂
It is really quite wonderful to be introduced to a “new world” , a Worldly Winds of magic and enchantment. Virginia
oh Virginia – thank you so much – how generous of you ))blushes((
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Alex xxx
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.
Thank you so much! 🙂
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/
It’s AWARD TIME once again! Congrats come get yours here:
http://wp.me/p2sFlJ-B6
Aw thank you very much indeed – how very kind of you to think of me 😀
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Thank you for stopping by my blog!
Most welcome! You are an extremely talented photographer – the colours and clarity are sublime! Beautifully framed work!
Thank you, that means a lot to me.
I’m sure you are proud of your work- You should be!! 🙂
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
Aw kim thank you so much – how very humbling and a big congratulations to you too!! 🙂
Alex
Hey Alex, Thank you for dropping in and reading the note 🙂
warm regards from Munich.
Thank you – I enjoyed my visit – such beautiful photographs and words! A fabulous blog 🙂
Alex
Lovely! I enjoyed reading your blog. And oh, BTW, Alexandra is such a beautiful name. 🙂
Thank you and thank you!!
I shorten my name to Alex as I feel the full name sounds like the name of a big ship – I don’t want anyone trying to launch me 😀
Thank you Dear Alex for visiting my blog and needless to say for driving me to visit your garden… Look forwrad to look around … 😊
Please feel free to visit any time an browse 🙂
Thank you for taking the time to leave me a comment – much appreciated 🙂
Nice and poetic blog, Alexandra! Thanks for following “Known is a drop, Unknown is an Ocean”. 🙂
Thank you very much! Life is a bit hectic at the moment but I will catch up soon and look forward to being a regular visitor! 😀
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.
Many thanks! I am honored – I have added you to my Alex admires page 🙂
You are a poet! – you don’t need to try hard – just be you 🙂
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
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 🙂
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/
Oh wow – thank you very much indeed! Congratulations to you too!!! 😀
You’re welcome and thank you.
Thank you for following littlemisswordy and welcome! 🙂
Thank you for commenting – I look forward to visiting!!
Alex 🙂
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
Thank you! I look forward to visiting your blog too 🙂
Thanks for following my blog. I’ve posted lots of Christmas cookies lately. Hope you enjoy.
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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! 😀
Oh wow thank you very much indeed!
Alex
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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…
Aha! Like they say – what a small world! Nice to meet you too! Signing, Buddhism and writing – don’t forget the writing 😀
thanks for stopping by!
You are more than welcome 😀
Thank you for following HoB. Much appreciated! I’ll be hanging around here…
Thank you for returning the visit and leaving a comment 🙂
Happy weekend 😀
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…
Thank you for such a kind comment 🙂 I will look forward to visiting you blog 🙂
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😃
Oh thank you so much! 🙂
Alex
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.
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
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.
Thank you 🙂
Wow – thank you very much indeed 🙂
Thanks Alex for your bright smile, and I loved your ABOUT page! Debb
Aw thank you very much indeed 🙂
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!
Thank you so much – I will be dropping by from time to time – save me some blogaversary cake 🙂
Nice to know you, Alex 😀
Thank you for your visit and all your lovely ‘likes’.
Alex
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Welcome 🙂
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. 🙂
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
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A little recognition for all that you do
http://boipoet.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/inner-peace-and-very-inspiring-blog-awards/
love and light
Aw thank you so much Jem! I’ve just got back from a ten day retreat and it is so nice to find this – thank you very much indeed.
Also congratulations to you to for all your inspiring words 🙂
Most welcome and hope you had an awesome time
I most certainly did 🙂
I am curious: When I 1st started blogging, I was all into collecting as many awards as I could get and felt pride when getting them but that changed recently. I found it time consuming to blog about the latest award and I found it a bit braggadocios…I also broke all the award rules because I enjoyed paying awards forward to 50 or 60 nominees at a time.
Why did you stop accepting award, what changed for you?
Hi
Probably very similar to you – I found that they were a bit like the chain letters and became very time consuming, the more you participated the more you received.
I also had an incident where inadvertently I upset someone because I forwarded the award to others not realising that they had changed all the wording of the award. They felt upset that I had sent it on to others without changing it back (which was hard as I didn’t know what it was before it had been changed.) – at that point I realised that the awards could be a bit of a minefield and was too time consuming.
If I get an award nowadays – I politely thank the person and visit their blog, say thank you again and leave it at that.
I hope that answers your question?
Thanks for dropping by and thank you for the interesting question!
Alex
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Morning Ms. Alexandria…very nice blog you have. I shall be visiting often. Enjoy your Sunday. 😉
Aw thank you 🙂
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Hi Alex, Thank you for the follow! I hope you could relate to my words.
I love your poems and your writing style. It is straight from your heart.
Keep writing & stay connected!
~Lots of love, Deepa
Aw thank you very much – what kind and generous words. I have visited your blog and find it interesting and varied. I have enjoyed your insightful poetry too 🙂
Alex
Thank you Alex. Please keep visiting and sharing your thoughts!
I will 🙂
Thank you kindly for dropping by our site, we’d be happy to showcase your poetry should you want to share. If so our submission and theme pages explain everything. 🙂
Ooh thank you very much – on my way over 🙂
Alex
Wonderful, welcome. 🙂
Thank you for keeping a very wonderful blog! More power, and I wish you all the best! Aloha = )
Oh thank you very much indeed – how kind of you 🙂
Lurker here, and paying it forward by presenting you with the Versatile Blogger Award. Information on the rules for accepting are here: http://blackbutterfly7.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/blackbutterfly7-versatile-blogger-award/
Thank you very much indeed – how generous and kind 🙂
Congratulations to you too 🙂
My pleasure. 🙂
Thank you for liking my post on Victorian Doubt. You have some beautiful poetry here. It’s a pleasure.
Thank you 🙂
Thanks for liking my poem, Spectrum.
Enjoyed several of yours and the photos are arresting.
Thank you very much – I too enjoyed visiting your page and I am sure I will be popping by from time to time 🙂
Thanks for looking in my blog. The poem you liked was just based on my observations of life. I couldn’t bare not being close to either of our children, which was in fact the point of an earlier poem, Family (http://jovisgoes.com/2014/02/25/my-family/)
I love your work and I’ll be popping in from time to time if you don’t mind. 🙂
Thank you for visiting and leaving such an interesting comment – I love getting a peek ‘behind the scenes’ of what inspired the poem. I enjoyed reading your work too 🙂
Hi Alexandra, thanks for dropping by my blog! Those bossy muses are everywhere, eh!
Indeed they are Karen 🙂
Thank you for visiting my blog and liking it. I enjoy your writings, they are very thought provoking with much depth.
Aw thank you. I loved your piece about the Brontes. I live in Yorkshire and I love the moors, so your blog was perfect 🙂
Hey thanks for liking my art biog
You’re welcome 🙂
Wow, you have done amazing things. Thank you for sharing your lovely work with us.
Thank you. It has been an eventful journey so far! x
Hi Alex, it is really nice to meet you. You’re an inspiration. And thank you also for visiting and liking my posts.
Oh thank you! I’m so pleased to have bumped into you too. I think we are all inspirational beings 🙂
Woow! Thank you very much, Alex 🙂
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I have nominated you for the Shine On Award
http://theboipoet.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/the-boypoets-award-ceremony/
Thank you so much Jeremy _ I am delighted and humbled that you thought of me – Thank you ! 😀
Most welcome
Hello Alex, thank you for stopping by my blog. Congratulations on your awards : )
You are welcome – a pleasure to drop by 🙂
Thanks for the visit!
You’re welcome 🙂
Thank you for liking our blog post ‘Boudhanath, Katmandu – A Photo Essay’ at geokult-travel.com, your blog looks great, I am now following!
Thank you for stopping by and liking my post. I find it curious that I often discard ideas in writing, knowing that, although they may have a basis in real life, no one would believe them.
Thank you! Well they do say life is stranger than fiction 🙂 Don’t let others constrict your writing. Write it out and see where it takes you 🙂
Good Evening Alex, I am grateful for your kind words, WT.
You have a beautiful blog 🙂
Alex. Thankyou for stopping by my blog.
Always good to see the Yorkies playing their part 🙂
Best of luck
Colin
I really enjoyed my visit – you have an amazing and interesting blog 🙂
Found your blog by chance and decided to follow interesting work.
Thank you – I’m enjoying your work too – good stuff!! 🙂
What a gorgeous “about” page. This particularly rang true to me: “… it would be nice to leave a small thumbprint somewhere in this universe,” That sums up nicely why I blog, too.
Aw thank you – feel free to nick the idea – the more thumb prints the better!!!
Congratulations, Alex!
I have nominated your blog for the Real Neat Blog Award.
More about this nomination is at:
https://ebonyivy.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/my-first-nomination/
Aw thank you very much indeed 🙂 Thank you for thinking of me. Congratulations to you too 🙂
How nice to meet you, Alex. I’m finding your poetry so lovely to read and your blog a good place to explore. Best wishes, Mary
Hi Mary – thank you very much for your kind comments 🙂 It’s always great to make contact with a new kindred spirit 🙂
Hello Alexandra! It’s nice to meet you. Thank you for visiting my blog. I’m looking forward to reading some of your poetry. 😀
Thank you Vashti 🙂
You’re very welcome. Thanks for the follow. I am following you too! 😀
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I came across your blog via a mutual blogger (love finding new writers this way!). I’m really enjoying your writing and look forward to reading more!! 🙂
Thank you so much. You’ve made my day 🙂 xxxx
Of course! Meeting new bloggers whose writing I admire is one of the best things about blogging here!! Such a great writing community! 🙂
Oh yes it is! Oh my I’ve gone all pantomime! 🙂
Hi Alex, Loved your introduction. Looking forward to reading your posts
Thank you very much indeed Jahnavi. Hope you enjoy the poetry. Alex 🙂
Am so glad to have connected with you. It is good to meet a fellow poet whose inspiration burns clean and bright.
Thank you very much indeed 🙂 Likewise I am delighted to have made a new friend xxx
Sorry about probably filling up your notifications with all the “likes” today, lol, I was just catching up on your blog. Wish there was one big “LOVE” button for all of it! What you’ve done with your talent is very inspiring, Alex. I am definitely a fan and look forward to reading more of your work. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you come to create your new anthology and place it on Amazon? I have been wondering how I might put a poetry book of my own together.
Hi – aw thank you )blushes (
Oops somehow hit send by accident! I’ve done it through a publisher this time. I would recommend using Amazon’s publishing tool. It is easyish to use. Be very wary of Lulu. I used them for my first book and never got a penny of the royalties. Amazon pay periodically and send you a detailed breakdown. Good luck and feel free to ask anything – if I can help I will 🙂
For whatever reason I lost track of your site and am happy to have found it once again. It could be because I have not been well the past couple of years now due to open heart surgery in 2015 and before that severe stress related to work. I am now retired and writing more and am happy to see your site again. I look forward to reading more of your work for you are indeed, a gifted writer.
Thank you Renee – I’m so glad we are reconnected! So sorry to hear about your health problems and I hope you are keeping well now. I’m glad you are writing again – I’ve not been putting much on my blog, bot napowrimo has given me a gentle nudge to get it up and running again. I am working on two pamphlets at the moment. Fingers crossed for both of us!!! Alex xxxx