It is a very brave act to be a poet. I admire anyone with the courage and vulnerability to write these words and put them out into the world. Your innermost feelings and musings are put out there for others to see.

There are many poems in here to reflect on and they cover so much - the state of the world, parenthood, the breakdown of marriage, the loneliness of lockdown etc. My favourite is the first one "This Sort of Thing Happens All the Time", in the way it elevates the normal act of going for a walk in the evening in the suburbs into a surreal, out-of-body experience.

I'm glad the world discovered Maggie Smith.