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"R.A. White packs a lot of punch into … beautifully presented poetry. The word pictures at the heart of most of the poems are imbued with an emotional warmth that engage the reader in that universality of experience … what I can say is that this poet is a master of imagery, and the writing ‘assured’ – my highest compliment to any writer. It means that the moment the reader engages with the poetry they are drawn in, without hesitation, without doubt: this is a rare talent. This book is a good read …" – Kevin Bailey, The Haiku Quarterly "In this accomplished debut collection, R.A. White has woven together a tapestry of poems that are threaded through with love and loss … R.A. White’s poems point up the preciousness of things and people … The poems will resonate with anyone …" – Julia Drake, Twelve Rivers, Magazine of the Suffolk Poetry Society