
I discovered Susan last year and I’ve found her, well, this book of hers, to be a major inspiration. It’s full of annecdotes and stories that with the deftest of touches, ignite something in the mind; it’s like fuel for a poet’s coal-fired hearth.
I take her to bed with me, read one or two passages or lessons and feel rested yet invigorated and invariably write something there and then or just after I wake, when my dreams have distilled my thoughts.