Myriam San Marco is a poet, promoter and creative writing facilitator. As the Bournemouth Poet Laureate, she has been leading a creative writing and development programme for local writers with the support of Bournemouth Libraries and continues to support poetic initiatives in local schools. She founded Word Makers and Silence Breakers in 2016 and curates a bi-monthly spoken word night at Chaplin's cellar bar. She can be been found performing on street corners, in bookshops, at carnivals, on festival stages and at poetry events. Her debut collection, Sakura, was published by Burning Eye in June 2018. Here is her poem "Ladylike":