Not one word of opposition has been heard from the politicians that have represented us in Westminster concerning this slow but sure urbanisation of our towns. The ugly blocks of tenement type flats that are being built on every spare corner are not much different to the old inner-city type urban wastelands that many people escaped from London to avoid in the 1950’s and 60’s. We have many new housing estates planned that are slowly but surely destroying the market towns we once called home. Our Member of Parliament has failed to achieve any major upgrade of our basic infrastructure. I think we have been failed due to our political loyalty. It is this determination that leads me to believe I can serve the people of Rayleigh and Wickford as their representative in Parliament. I always stand my ground if I believe in what I am doing. I care very much but I can be tough and unyielding when circumstances require. My life’s many twists and turns, some good some not so good, have earned me to justifiably claim that the words in the song, ‘ when the going gets tough the tough get going’ could be my motto. A few years at a local hospital, a short period in retail and other various engagements have given me a very wide experience of the ‘real’ world. To remain busy I have worked part-time in many areas during my recent years where I have gained knowledge of the many different career paths individuals take. It was tough studying and running a home with so many commitments, but it is an achievement of which I remain very proud. I therefore made a decision to dispose of the company and embarked on a long held ambition to return to education gaining an Honours Degree in Law from Anglia Ruskin University. My younger daughter would have been home alone for much of the time whilst I worked very long days in my London office. Following his untimely death at aged just 36, I was determined that my ‘girls’ would continue to enjoy the comfortable lifestyle all he had worked so hard to provide for them so I continued to run the company for a further eight years.Īs my family grew up and some left for various adventures of their own, I was face with a dilemma. My late husband and I eventually became the proprietors of a highly successful international trading company working with nationals across Europe and beyond. I redeveloped run-down properties and spent much time involved in voluntary activities, including some time with the WRVS. After the birth of my children I engaged in small business opportunities in franchising to supplement the family budget. I began my working career in the City of London followed by a number of years on the staff of the Ford Motor Company. With extended family across South East Essex I enjoy being part of a very close family group. Widowed whilst in my early thirties, I brought up my daughters as a single mother and now have four grandchildren. A mother of three grown up daughters I have had an eventful life. Her work is multidisciplinary, investigating the trails of language left by the women in her family.My name is Linda Kendall and I have lived in Rayleigh and district for forty years. You can find him at Ībout the Interlocutor: Kara Jackson is the Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago. He is the author of two chapbooks, and the Associate Director of Winter Tangerine's Dovesong Labs. He is a Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee, and his debut collection, "Mannequin in the Nude" (PANK Books, 2019) was a finalist for the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Washington Square Review, The Adroit Journal, Vinyl, Paperbag, Tinderbox, Raleigh Review, and more. A Q&A and signing will follow the event.Ībout the Book: "Mannequin in the Nude" explores familial ties in the aftermath of a father's death, what it means to be queer and mentally ill in the hyper-religious landscape of Nigeria, and the endless search for light within one's own spirit.Ībout the Author: Logan February is a Nigerian poet. He will be joined in conversation by Kara Jackson, Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago. Add to iCal Add to Google Buy Tickets/RSVP Date & TimeĪ reading and discussion with Nigerian poet Logan February, author of "Mannequin in the Nude".
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