Sue McBean Non-Member Joined 2026

Poet, sailor, botanist, wildflower photographer

Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Photography

Sue McBean is a sailor, wildflower photographer, botanist, writer and nurse teacher. Exploring sea, Hebridean and Irish island life and nature, she overlays difficult experiences with beauty, art and laughter. Sailing an old yacht called Seal Morning she lives with Skip and her sailing black cat: Tammy.

Sue writes poetry, children's stories and memoir. Favourite published line she wrote from 'Sailing advice for survival and tales of disgust from across the Atlantic Rift" published by The Chair Section Poetry Project in 'What we Hold on to: Poems of Coping, Connection, and carrying On' is

"Where wild forget-me-nots bloomed yesterday, last night a thug pulled them up.

He didn’t know.

They’ve already seeded."

Location:

Coleraine, Northern Ireland

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