This volume gathers together the finest of Ruth Pitter s poems, which in Kathleen Raine s judgement will survive as long as the English language, with whose expressiveness in image and idea she has kept faith, remains . In the introduction Elizabeth Jennings who was herself among the most distinguished of contemporary poets pays tribute to Pitter s acute sensibility and deep integrity and refers to her precision in observing Nature, her skill with verse forms and the frequency with which she achieves a beautifully communicated vision ."