Before the Rain Caroline Hardaker then the stories begin

then the stories begin

Martha Sprackland

along with new poems responding to Yeats’s work by Irish and international poets such as Margaret Atwood

Their mission is critical when each message deciphered could save lives

Before the Rain Caroline Hardaker then the stories beginIn bringing together poems and short stories in one collection, Christine Craig looks both inward at herself as the reflector and celebrant of the experiences of a long life, and outward as the observer and creator of the dramas of other lives. Her world encompasses hazard, cruelty, and the abuse of power but it is seen with a hopeful eye that pays homage to the resourcefulness of Jamaican aunties, finds joy in the promiscuity of a garden nurtured by