Letters to the Sky is a collection of poems examining themes of friendship, nostalgia, identity, self-adornment, self-protection, sadness, hope and change. These ethereal, romantic, and feminine poems draw on the aesthetic beauty of nature, flowers, trees, the sky and the sea, to convey emotional intimacies. As if happening upon a cache of personal letters, the reader is invited to share in the poet's private world, where gardens, the seaside, a palace bathroom and an antique's cabinet are among the poems' settings. The poet's love of London and her experiences of living in the city feature...