Poetry distils language and ideas through clarity and brevity, breath and heart, surprising as it explores. The poems in this enlightened anthology are beautifully made and closely observed. Startling formal poems sit beside free verse, rhymes beside carefully enjambed rambles. The poems invite and open us to possibilities, revealing the world and ourselves in new ways. Their honest, felt tributes to family, faith and nature expose imagination and ask a shared experience. Enjoy the newness nestled within these pages; explore, and savour the dawning. TRU S. DOWLING Poet, Writer & Editor