The Birds, The Rabbits, The Trees by Briony Collins Pamphlets twelve years old and newly

twelve years old and newly orphaned

has never felt so close at hand

The half-overheard

tanka used as a run-on stanza unit

race relations in America

The Birds, The Rabbits, The Trees by Briony Collins Pamphlets twelve years old and newlyIn The Birds, The Rabbits, The Trees, Briony Collins deconstructs a year of grief and an abusive relationship through her evocative poetry. Pink daisy chains and letters to mum clash with broken thumbs and Bundy black eyes as Collins expertly weaves between the light and dark of a life of loss. Her cutting yet delicate language leads the reader on a journey through pain to empowerment. PRAISE for The Birds, The Rabbits, The Trees: This is a collection