A collection of poems written between 1973 and 1978
From the introduction by Christopher Hope: ‘…Nicol is remarkable for his compulsive interest in his compatriots. His verse is almost wholly given to the study of their uneasy leisure, uncomfortable affluence and bewildered prosperity. He observes their rituals, work places, water holes and migrations with a naturalist’s eye. It is a singular vision both scrupulous and passionate.’