Foreword With this, the September 2021 issue of the Year of the Poet, we, the members of the Poetry Posse, celebrate and honor the British born painter, writer, and Internationally renown Sculptor, Heather Jansch. The Art world also honors Ms Jansch, a British Citizen, who was born in the United Kingdom in 1948. We join in mourning her recent passing, in July 2021. Inspired by Heather Jansch's life, and, or, her life-size driftwood sculptures of horses, we, the Poetry Posse, each, present to you, from our creativity, a themed poem. We offer them to you, not as literal interpretations of her or her work, but rather, drawn as from the poetic well of creativity's thirst, there, where memories, imagination, adventures, desires, and experiences satisfy. In her early years, Heather Jansch, struggled with academics. However, she did not let that prevent her from pursuing further education or her many creative endeavors: painting, writing, sculpting. Born Heather Rosemary Sewell, her two passions were drawing and horses. She authored two children's books in addition to, "Heather Jansch's Diary" and "Bert Jansch: Living with the Legend". She had also been working on a memoir. Best known, for her life-size driftwood horse sculptures, Heather Jansch is best known, however, as an Internationally acclaimed sculptor of life-size driftwood horses, she amazingly, advanced a technique in bronze that transformed her horse sculptures so that they appeared to have been made from driftwood. Her life-size driftwood horse sculptures are held in collections all over the world. With this brief overview of the sculptor, Heather Jansch, may you, our dear readers, be inspired to research the internet and learn more about her many accomplishments. In parting, may you, our dear readers, be inspired to overcome the obstacles in your path, as did the extraordinary Ms Jansch. So go forth. Determine to be more, to do more, to love more. Go forth, pursuing that which is nearest to your heart's creativity, passion, and desire. Jackie Davis Allen |