SibatheHat

My blogs

Gender	Male
Location	Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom
Introduction	A passionate, amused, sometimes despairing observer of U.K. local government and the voluntary sector, plus birds, dragonflies, real ale and life, Siba the Hat worked for Essex County Council till 2011. As a refuge from the wilder shores of fantasy, he writes poetry and fiction.
Interests	Long-distance and hill-walking, birdwatching, religion, politics, poetry, humour, life, death, real ale, cricket
Favorite Movies	Local Hero, The Magnificent Seven, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Favorite Music	Sibelius' third symphony, any Sibelius, Nielsen, Bruckner, Grieg, Rachmaninov, Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span
Favorite Books	Collected poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins, The Bell (Iris Murdoch), Collected poems of W.B. Yeats, the Gormenghast trilogy (Mervyn Peake)