Jeri’s first book of poetry, which won second prize in the Anne Elder Award for 1982 and was widely acclaimed by reviewers.
“Kroll’s poems are continually witty and some recall the tartness of A. D. Hope’s early poetry. . . . Kroll manages to make sharp observations which apply to all of us in our peculiar society.’
- Susan McKernan, The Canberra Times
“She explores with an unabashed frankness relationships with friends and relatives, the give and take of the ego, the tides of passion . . . Kroll works language like a football coach to achieve a glossy, streamlined surface with plenty of muscle underneath. Her spare style is occasionally ambiguous; its final effect, ironic.”
- Ann Brewster, Ash
