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Reward for Winter Ralph Thompson while the taken-for-granted basics of"Those who admire Di Slaneys sophisticated and dextrous poems will be deeply grateful for this first full collection. Swinging to the rhythms of farm life, the book takes in a wide range of tones, from the humour of How to knit a sheep to the transcendent lyricism of the collections title poem [it also] includes a highly original sequence about chickens and egg laying. Beautifully crafted and very moving." Jonathan Edwards, poet In 2005, Di Slaney