‘Spiralling Inwards, a collection of verse and things’ is a remarkable collection of writing produced over more than sixty years. It’s a fascinating, intriguing, engaging and humorous collection evoking an often joyful, often troubled, often profound response to life, from an author who has an abundance of creative energy.

‘Spiralling Inwards, a collection of verse and things’ is in effect a story of how we encounter and manage diverse feelings and experiences. It is a perfect book for dipping into and browsing. As the author says, ‘simple spirals of different shapes are the basis of life and more as in the helix of DNA’.