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Blue,Peterloo Poets,1995Borderers,Peterloo Poets,2001  \nTuvelve Lilts:Psalms &Responses,Mariscat Press,2003Sparks(with Tom Pow),Mariscat Press,2005  \nLate Love &Other Whodunnits,Peterloo Poets/MariscatPress,2008  \nThe Seed-box Lanten:New &Selected Poems,MariscatPress,2013  \nSecond Wind(with Douglas Dunn and Vicki Feaver),TheSaltire Society,2015  \n# Fiction\n\nMy Father as an Ant,Postbox Press,2017  \n# Children's Books\n\nHarvey Angell,Julia MacRae/Red Fox,1991The Seeing,Bodley Head/Corgi,2012Out of the Clouds,Hodder,2016Whoever You Are,Hodder 2018  \n# THEWATCHING STAIRDIANA HENDRY\n\nwopl    \nFirst published in 2018 byWorple Press  \nAchill Sound,2b Dry Hill RoadTonbridgeKent TN91LX.www.worplepress.co.uk  \nC Copyright Diana Hendry  \nThe moral right of the author has been asserted in accordance withthe Copyrights,Designs and Patents Act of 1988.All rights reserved.  \nCover image by Diana Hendry  \nNo part of this work covered by the copyright thereon may bereproduced or used in any means-graphic,electronic,ormechanical,including copying,recording,taping,orinformation storage or retrieval systems-without writtenpermission of the publisher.  \nPrinted by imprintdigitalUpton Pyne,Exeterwww.imprintdigital.com  \nTypeset and cover design by narrator typesetters and designerswww.narrator.me.ukinfo@narrator.me.uk03302230039  \nISBN:978-1-905208-41-8  \nAcknowledgements  \nSome of these poens have appeared in the followingmagazines,newspapers and anthologies,for which thanks tothe editors  \nAmbit,Cafe Review,The Dark Horse,The Edinburgh Review,Gutter,The Herald,New Writing Scotland (ASLS),NorthwordsNow,The Spectator,Second Wind(with Douglas Dunn andVicki Feaver),published by The Saltire Society and ScottishPoetry Library,Whatever the Sea(Polygon).  \nSome poems have been taken from the 'New'section ofThe Seed-Box Lantern:New &Selected Poems(Mariscat Press);and others have appeared in pamphlets,online or have beenbroadcast on BBC Radio 3.  \nA very big thank you to my workshop chums,Christinede Luca,Ian McDonough and Hamish Whyte who havepatiently listened,encouraged and been gently and honestlycritical.Some of these poems wouldn’t have been writtenwithout you.Thanks also to my daughter,Kate,for readinga great many poems and then helping to make an initialselection.When it comes to poetry,Robyn Marsack has thebest ear and eye in the business and I’m very grateful to herfor reading the manuscript and both sharpening andcorrecting some of my lines.An enormous thank you goesto Peter Carpenter who is the sort of editor that every poetmust dream about,one who looks after your poens as a kindof foster parent.  \nMost particularly,my love and thanks to HamishWhyte—poet and partner.  \nI  \nFor Hamish with love","cbCaia7BseLbjtRC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaia7BseLbjtRC","pdf",2184009,94,"English","# Acknowledgements\n## Previous magazine, newspaper, and anthology appearances\n## Personal thanks to workshop and editorial 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