Come Walk with Me: Poems reflecting walks around Devon

When Annie Jenkin averred to me her excitement at the prospect of publishing her first collection of poems, Come Walk with Me: Poems Reflecting Walks Around Devon, I felt her excitement. In fact, the only person who comes close to that same excitement is the writer of this foreword! For approximately five years, Annie and I have worked closely on many of these poems. She has been a regular contributor to the highly regarded online poetry journal, Quill and Parchment. As editor of Q & P, it has been my singular pleasure to observe her maturation as a poet. While I occasionally comment on her work, offering suggestions where I think such are needed, Annie’s development is the singular achievement of her own tenacity and commitment to writing excellence.