a:1:{s:5:"entry";a:1:{i:0;a:13:{s:2:"id";s:8:"26529390";s:4:"hash";s:32:"a52bf4e0384af4b2265870f8e1701d3f";s:11:"requestHash";s:11:"simon7banks";s:10:"profileUrl";s:31:"http://gravatar.com/simon7banks";s:17:"preferredUsername";s:11:"simon7banks";s:12:"thumbnailUrl";s:61:"http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/a52bf4e0384af4b2265870f8e1701d3f";s:6:"photos";a:2:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:61:"http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/a52bf4e0384af4b2265870f8e1701d3f";s:4:"type";s:9:"thumbnail";}i:1;a:1:{s:5:"value";s:73:"http://1.gravatar.com/userimage/26529390/56ccd2662b04ce28c6873dc2937eb79c";}}s:4:"name";a:3:{s:9:"givenName";s:5:"Simon";s:10:"familyName";s:5:"Banks";s:9:"formatted";s:11:"Simon Banks";}s:11:"displayName";s:11:"simon7banks";s:7:"aboutMe";s:453:"I write poems and stories, often mystical or fantastical. I believe very strongly that poetry is an art of the spoken word, so the sound of the words is important: so please say my poems aloud, if only in your head.

I live in the U.K., in Harwich, Essex, but have worked in Kenya and Finland, and travelled to many other places. 

This is my literary blog: I have another blog with a mixture of humour and controversy on http://SibatheHat.blogspot.com.";s:15:"currentLocation";s:11:"Harwich, UK";s:6:"emails";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:7:"primary";s:4:"true";s:5:"value";s:24:"simon@ss93.wanadoo.co.uk";}}s:4:"urls";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:30:"http://SibatheHat.blogspot.com";s:5:"title";s:34:"My blog for humour and controversy";}}}}}