Born in 1952, John Wood has long enjoyed reading, writing and analysing poetry. This selection of poems also includes a postscript of some observations regarding the challenges to poetry and to all art forms of long incubated, populist memes (such as 'post-truth', 'fake-news' and 'fake-culture') as a development from post-modern deconstruction. John has a first class BA hons degree in Fine Art and an MA in Fine Art. He also composes music and has an audio studio as part of a his larger 2D and 3D fine art studio. He is married to Grace; they have a son, Evan and a granddaughter, Isla Maisie:- (Warrior Princess Of The North)