[David Callin]

Greetings to you too, Matthew.

I have no firm views either way on italics, but I quite like what you've done with them there. Will mull.

And I shall rethink the privy. Cradled in darkness is, perhaps, a little too much.

Thank you!

David

[James Brancheau]

Nah, you should for sure keep the order the same. My only other probably horrible piece of advice might be to drop difficult from the title. If it was a difficult birth, I'd still wonder if the title's doing it justice. What it's worth, and it's a very good poem- happy to see your work here again.

[David Callin]

Great. Thanks James. The title is, I admit, one that may have come to me too quickly. I'll have a think about a better one.

Cheers

David