Linda Henry derives much of her inspiration from the farm she shares with her partner where they have lived for over twenty years.

Her First Lines offer a glimpse of an aging island character who has managed to reintroduce the search for beauty and peace into what had become a very cynical life.

In this little volume we find poet Linda Henry Just Looking, her spare poems a special blend of crackling wit and piercing clarity.

There are distillations of thoughts, conversations with her dogs, and a record of everyday encounters-sometimes beautiful, sometimes harsh-of her island life.

Artist Susan Singleton's lovely drawings scattered throughout the book depict some of the items from the treasure collections of both author and artist, making this a joyful collaboration.