Song & Verse

By Jo Green

Jo Green wrote verse, song, fiction, and children’s stories throughout her life. In 2006 she was the winner of the Times Educational Supplement New Columnist of the Year Award. She also wrote under the pen name of Jay Green. Her completed work has now been published posthumously. This is a collection of some of her song and verse. These are Jo’s words - this is Jo’s voice.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 8, 2017
• ISBN: 9780244918989

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Song & Verse

Song & Verse

Jo Green

Copyright

Copyright © 2017 by Jo Green

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal.

First Printing: 2017

ISBN 978-0-244-91898-9

JRG Publishing UK

Foreword

Jo had a love of words and language throughout her life. She could read before she went to school. She passed her ‘O’ levels a year early. In her late teens she spent two years teaching English behind the Iron Curtain, while learning Russian and Bulgarian. She gained her English Literature ‘A’ level in her early 20s, and went on to study English and Maths at college. Her grasp of language development allowed her to develop innovative and personalised learning programs for the Autistic students she was responsible for.

She wrote as a form of relaxation, sometimes in the style of other writers, sometimes as parody, sometimes with topical themes, and often as an emotional outlet. At different times in her life she wrote Education articles, novels and short story fiction for children and adults, verse, lyrics for songs and a musical evensong.

This is a collection of some of her song and verse.

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