"Step into the magical word-world of Linda Black. Singsong and urbane by turn, these poems are rich in Hardyesque rhythms and moods undercut by an astute and often funny commentary. Using techniques more usually found in nonsense poetry, pastoral and ballad, this collection devises 'a route map of liquid thought'. Linda Black leads the very few British poets who present the process of consciousness and she does it in a wholly original way." -Claire Crowther