blackbird spring 2002 vol.1 no. 1

POETRY

Mary CresswellMARY CRESSWELL

   When they lost the plot we had only the notes
      to go on

Mary Cresswell is from Los Angeles, California, though she has lived in New Zealand for many years. She is a science editor and a poet. Her new book, Trace Fossils, is forthcoming. She has published in print and online journals in New Zealand, the United States, Australia, and Canada, and is co-author of Millionaire's Shortbread, a joint collection of New Zealand poetry (University of Otago Press, 2003).