Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice for Autumn 2011, and a winner in the 2010 Book & Pamphlet Competition 'Unsettling and edgy, these poems have the strangeness of myth and the zany logic of nursery rhymes, but for adult ears. A real zest for language and startling imagery.' Simon Armitage 'Christy Ducker s poems are intriguing, skilful and musically alert. With a light touch she performs the difficult feat of writing convincingly and unsentimentally about happiness. After this collection so rich in pleasures, we should be hearing more of Christy Ducker.' Sean O Brien I d rather be a lobster, in pre-op, not knowing whether I ll fail on the surgeon s table. The lobster has he can tear away a limb in battle, scrinch off home and await new growth. I ve no such armour ...