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In Praise of Adrienne’s Poetry $ à¡’ GULHQQH +DKQH¶V SRHWU\ LV YDULHG LQ ERWK IRUP DQG VXEMHFW PDWWHU« +HU YRLFH LV XQLTXH DQG DXWKHQWLF KHU SRHPV UHDG OLNH YHU\ SHUVRQDO H[SHULHQFHV GLVWLOOHG LQWR LPDJHV DQG ZRUGV OLNH QR RQH HOVH¶V (YHU\ SRHP FRPHV DFURVV DV D IUHVK DQG RULJLQDO XWWHUDQFH« +HU GLVWLQFWLRQ DV D SRHW LV WKH ZRUOGZLGH FDQYDV RQ ZKLFK VKH ZULWHV DQG KHU SRHPV ORRN EDFN WR WKDW ORVW ZRUOG RI KHUV ZKLFK DUH IXOO RI D KDUVK WHQGHUQHVV WKDW JLYHV WKHP DQ HGJH ,V LW UHJUHW" *RRG ULGGDQFH" 1RVWDOJLD" /RYH" , ZRXOG VD\ DOO RI WKHVH DQG LW LV WKLV LQFOXVLYHQHVV WKDW EULQJV WR WKHVH SRHPV D VSHFLDO WRQH RI DPELJXRXV ULFKQHVV à¡“ The Late Brian Hughes, Poet and winner of numerous prizes culminating in winning the prestigious Arvon International Poetry Competition 1998

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Foreword $ SRZHUIXO SRHP FDQ FKDQJH WKH ZD\ ZH VHH WKH ZRUOG ,Q Mind Over Matter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I would like to dedicate this collection of poems to Susy the best daughter one could wish for on her 50 th birthday

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