Bev FitzgeraldBeverley Fitzgerald has been a writer from an early age. A childhood spent in rural South East Queensland fostered a lifelong interest in Nature with birds being a particular fascination. During a long professional Social Work career, Beverley contined her writing alongside the many other tasks of life. Her poems have been published in Hecate and short stories in collections and magazines as well as online. Contemporary circumstances have given more time to review her extensive collection of poems. This selection epitomises Bev's love of birds and the richness they have brought to her life. At the same time, this selection reminds us of the environmental and climatic issues now threatening many essential habitats as well as the extinction of those precious species which rely on them. Yet, the works aim for more than this. They seek to highlight the joy and comfort birds can bring to each of us. Knowing birds helps us to hold onto hopefulness. They show us there is a natural order of how we are meant to live and offer a calm, healing reflection when we choose to observe the Unbounded Air of birds. Read More Read Less