From the foreword - “Within this slender volume of finely crafted verse is to be found the widest, and at times wildest spectrum of thought the human psyche is all too capable of manifesting. This is soul bearing stuff. As measured as it is masterly, the poet pulls no punches. There is a formidable presence manoeuvring its way throughout these bravest of pages, the voice of a bard whose honesty is his mantra, as fragile as it can be fierce, but never once forsaking self for flights of superficial fancy. The four stanzas of each poem comprise four lines of seven syllables. There are forty-nine poems to the collection, the number of completion squared. One could almost suggest a return to self to find one's self again. Most telling at times, is the feeling of conflict between mind and spirit, the brutalities of life despite the allure of living, the quest to understand one's self in light of darkness. Perhaps therein lies each poem's beauty, in the confidence to be found through their creation. It is, after all, a courageous act to create, and Glenn Evans is a man of great courage, for whatever the lot from which each poem arises, ascend they do towards an awareness of self most of us would shy away from."