I Swallowed the World : Real Press : 9781912119295 : 1912119293 : 02 Dec 2023 : "Clever and beautifully crafted, this anthology is a little like love. If you are agitated it can calm you; if defeated, stir you; if dull, amuse you. Refreshing as a river in summer: warming as a fire in winter. As versatile as tea, it can be whatever you need it to be." Anne Atkins, novelist, writer and broadcaster; author of An Elegant Solution. This is Liz Barnes' second anthology. She is very proud to have doubled her ambition of having a book published. Liz is and obsessive about her writing. She describes it as her 'safe place, ' her 'happy place' and her 'greatest communication tool.' 'It defines me far more than social work or Parkinson's ever did or will, ' she says. 'Without art or writing, I would be lost.' As she leaves to go and find herself in another poem! "We all breathe, just some of us more deeply than others. We all feel, some of us just more deeply than others. This collection is