Whilst Finding My Tail starts with a year-long sequence of poems inspired by the natural world and seasons, Finding My Tail also explores, with positivity and humour, the poet s recent, and thankfully successful, tussle with breast cancer, before moving on to an appreciation of life and all that makes its pattern the long warp threads of family, love and creativity, the weft of encounters, events, journeys and experiences. Touching on subjects as diverse as astrology, the 100m Final and the slightly sinister nature of cold fish fingers, the collection is rounded off with a haiku advent calendar and a series of poems celebrating the poet s abiding love for Christmas, in all its many guises. From the delectations to be found in M sieur Automne s Pâtisserie to the slightly sinister nature of cold fish fingers this collection takes a subtly sideways look at life, love and the world in which we live.