Borrowed Dust

"It is a gentle, reflective minimalism which reaches the soul, like a shadow passing across your face. Her willingness and ability to subject her personal experiences to such open scrutiny leads to pensive, but often trenchant, self-appraisal. An intimate glimpse into the life and struggles of one woman, her poems also elaborate on essential themes of racism, sexism, xenophobia, and of course, violence, always violence and death" - Citation of the panel of judges, Gratiaen Prize, 2007