Courageous and honest…more layers of meaning are revealed with each read though.

…succeeds in realistically capturing the act of lovemaking in words, one of the most difficult aspects of love to represent in poetry.

I was absolutely gripped. I’m not usually a science fiction reader, but from the opening paragraph I was drawn in completely.

…you’ve succeeded in describing this world in a subtle, natural way, without labouring anything or overdoing it.

Karen is an enthusiastic contributor to poetry in WA .

‘The key to success in such a poem lies in the detail and in getting the tone right; here there is no sensationalising or moralising, but the depiction of a human experience that seems simultaneously gentle and violent, and entirely natural.’