A Most Urgent Task

<p>Taking us across culture and landscapes and evoking other states Derek Baines’s new collection touches raw nerves and brings humour to some of our most challenging experiences. A lone traveller enjoys hospitality at an ancient Japanese inn an insomniac artist produces a masterwork from his subconscious and a marathon runner moves out of his own body. <em>A Most Urgent Task</em> is a compelling story in verse of how we are living and dreaming today.</p>