Carole Satyamurti's second collection of poems shows increased range and technical skill, and her intelligence pervades the subject matter. The title sequence traces a woman's fight against cancer, reflecting at every stage her courage and good humour. He was good at telling, gentle, but direct; he stayed with me while I recovered breath, started to collect stumbling questions. He said cancer with a small c -the raw stuff of routine- yet his manner showed he knew it couldn't be ordinary for me. From `Diagnosis' This book is intended for poetry readers.