Who is Eleanor McLeod?

I am from Swansea, Wales and it was when I began my Primary school teaching career in 1966 that I started writing poems for my pupils. When I decided to change direction and become a professional actress I continued to write poems, stories and dramatic monologues. I am now a teacher of Speech and Drama, a member of the LAMDA Examining Board and a British and International Federation of Festivals adjudicator, work which has taken me on my travels again from Singapore to Sri Lanka as well as Africa, the Middle East, China and Europe. I still perform – when I have time, and as a writer, have realised a long standing ambition to have two books of my poems published, called  “POEMS FOR CHILDREN TO ENJOY – AND TEACHERS TOO”.  and “MORE POEMS FOR CHILDREN TO ENJOY AND TEACHERS TOO” and my popular collections of “SCENES FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS TO ENJOY”.

A review in “SPEECH & DRAMA”, the journal of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama, of the first book said:
“… a delightful selection of verse… they are immensely accessible, written with simple clarity and with the majority in a rhyming format and with metrical form. they are indeed for children to enjoy …having some neat insights and observations. (She) has a sharp ear for the way children respond to poetry, consequently they should be read aloud to be fully appreciated, not just at school but in the family.”