The collection is about public occurrences, many of which the reader will recognise, but it is also about private happenings and quiet reflection on some sensitive matters. The employment of allusion and metaphor is noteworthy, and the enlisting of historical and religious reference (as in Fergus' "Out of Nowhere" and Weekes' "Good Friday") helps to contextualise some of the themes of the collection, such as isolation and preservation; but these devices...