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First published in New Zealand, this bestselling poetry collection charts the author's response to grief and loss after the death of her father to suicide. Armed with her own limited dictionary, Elizabeth wrote poems that are by turns mournful, angry, and searching.  The cumulative effect is surprising in its narrative drive and cathartic power.  Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2021 said Elizabeth "writes with utter confidence, a master of craft and insight."