kˈaɪɹoʊ wʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ əvə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi sˈɛntɚɹ æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ænd flˈɛtʃɚ kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ kˈɑːntækt wɪð nˈuːmɚɹəs ˈʌðɚ pˈoʊɪts, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ bɜːnˈɑːɹd spˈɛnsɚ, dʒˈiː ˈɛs fɹˈeɪsɚ ænd ɹˈuːθ spˈɛɹz.
Cairo was something of a literary centre at this time and Fletcher came into contact with numerous other poets, including Bernard Spencer, G S Fraser and Ruth Speirs.