In the Booth with Ruth – Sharon McGovern, Author, Broadcaster & Anti-Abuse Campaigner
I have no formal background in writing at all. I first began writing poetry and words as a child - it helped me cope with the abuse. My first poem was written at seven years old, a very morose and depressed poem of a soul destroyed. I remember mum reading it and telling a neighbour that she was worried I always seemed to look at the negative side of life...