“A poet of consummate skill” – Tim Thorne, launch speech, 12th February 2016 [See full text at Walleah Press]
“What [Anne] has achieved with this book is something few poets could have done. The poems revolve around the death of the poet’s son, but they do not dwell solely on the bleakness of grief. Out of what must be the greatest personal sadness a human can experience, Kellas has created poetry of stunning power. This is largely due to her skill in choosing and ordering words so as to create a poetic framework robust enough to support the weight of intense emotion triggered by the situation. The reader goes beyond “How sad!” and “How clever!” to an interaction with the text that is both devastating and satisfying.”
The speech in full text is available on the Walleah Press website.