This collection is a sensory journey from a warm green equatorial island to the changing seasons of a Prairie landscape. The poems explore the effects of colonialism, ancestral memories, and immigration on the poet's journey from youth to maturity. The frantic push for first-world development, rapidly eroding the once-pristine landscape and simple way of life of a third-world island, and creating a new race of colonials, it is passionately delineated.

"A brave and beautiful collection - at times reflective, at times haunting, but always, challenging us to rethink our ideas of home and our dilemmas of belonging."
- Ramabai Espinet

Madeline Coopsammy was born in Trinidad, West Indies, when it was still a British colony. She immigrated to Canada in 1968, where she attended the University of Manitoba and graduated with B.Ed and M.Ed degrees. Her poetry and short stories have been published in anthologies and journals across Canada and the United States, and her poetry book, Prairie Journey: In the Prison of My Skin , was published in 2004. She is a regular book reviewer for the Winnipeg Free Press, Prairie Fire , and the Indo-Canadian Telegram. Currently retired from teaching, she is enjoying writing, reading, international gourmet cooking, entertaining, and her three grandchildren.

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"A brave and beautiful collection - at times reflective, at times haunting, but always, challenging us to rethink our ideas of home and our dilemmas of belonging" - Ramabai Espinet. "Poems which are well worth reading not only for their craft, but also for their honest content." “Trinidad Express