Acknowledgements are due to the editors of the following journals where some of these poems first appeared:
Acumen, Aesthetica Creative Works Annual, Artemis, Boomslang, Cadenza, Cambria: National Magazine of Wales, The Interpreter’s House, The Long Islander, The Moth, The New Welsh Review, Poetry Wales, The Rialto, Roundyhouse, Staple.
And in the following anthologies:
‘Sandscape After Hours’: Fragments from the Dark (Hafan Books).
‘Frances Bevans’: In the Telling (Cinnamon Press).
‘Malleus Maleficarum 1486’ , ‘At the Momorial Stone to Dewi Emrys’:
The Voice of Women in Wales (Wales Women’s National Coalition).
‘Haymaking’ and ‘Bladderwrack’ were exhibited on Arriva buses in commemoration of Darwin bicentenary.
There is a video of ‘Lady Cave Anticline’ on www.poetryvlog.com.
‘Blue Lagoon’ and ‘Crossing the Estuary’ have both won first prize in a Friends of the Earth competition.
I would also like to thank the following friends, family and colleagues: Anna Smith, Sally Spedding, Marion Preece, Hillary Wickers, Beth Morgan, Sandra Mackness for their regular and invaluable critical feedback, Paul Henry for his sensitive and focused criticism, Jeni Williams for her critical support, Literature Wales for their financial help, Mum and Nick, Dad and Gillian, Anna and Paul for all having faith in me, Amy Wack for her invaluable support and enthusiasm, and mostly to Dan, Kani and Eira for their constant love and acceptance.