Hello, I'm Ladee Basset.
Thank you for visiting my website. If you have a love of poetry then you have come to the right place.
The Journy Home is a collection of 100 poems all written in the tradtional format, that of rhyme and time. My first ever poem which received public acknowledgement is entitled "Time Is Not A Barrier" and this poem was read on BBC radio 2 during the week of Princess Diana's mourning in 1996. Several of the poems in this book have been published in poetry anthologies. It has taken a good 5 years to write and compile this poetry book containing all of my own material. Many of the poems are based on true stories whilst others are purely fictional.
This book was launched to coincide with my Grandmothers 90th Birthday and have dedicated this book to her as a result of both her being my Nan and for having survived the London Blitz.
The book cover has been designed in regards to my high school mascot with that being the Trojan, with the school colours being blue and white reflected in the book cover colouring. The title of the book "The Journey Home" is derived directly from a poem written and reflects a journey through my poetic life of writing. The title is also appropriate as the journey has resulted in the completion and publication of this book, going from mind, to pen, to paper and finally to print.
Anyone who loves poetry should appreciate the effort taken in keeping to traditional writing methods throughtout all of the poems and in the varied subject matters covered. If you have a love of poetry then this book should be a book worth having amongst a book case of books and prove to be of both interest and consolation.