~~NOTOC~~ ====== Biting through skins ====== {{biting_through_skins.jpg|Book cover for Biting through skins}} **Rookbook Publications ISBN 0 948475 14 5** ===== Reviews ===== Her poetry astonishes each time. By turns angry, humorous, heartfelt and poignant, it is always characterised by an impeccable eye for detail and an ear tuned to truth… a great poet… **Border Telegraph** --- //Stuart B. Kelly// ===== Extract ===== //**Biting through skins**// She peels the apple\\ the effort\\ of biting through skin\\ too much.\\ The peel, red-bitter, white-sweet\\ curls in snake coils\\ onto pale wood.\\ In the bowl\\ more apples gleam\\ blushing at their own kind\\ denuded.\\ Help yourself, she tells me\\ and I do\\ filling my hand with fruit.\\ The table snake browns\\ lazily\\ its skin shrinks.\\ A hiss\\ and my teeth cut\\ through bitter to the core.\\ Unwise I am always\\ biting through skins.