This threesome reflects seemingly quite different sensibilities but running underground are common sources, primarily a genuine sense of observation and empathy. Parenzee�s fine delineation of detail, his ideological openness but strong sense of justice link well with Vonani Bila�s �makoya poetry� (rendered largely in Xitsonga with English translations). This poetry that rails in its own manner against money madness and apartheid barbarism stands apart from Finlay�s quieter voice but both command reflection. After all, it is a phrase in a Finlay poem that titles this anthology. Finlay�s work in general contains images of dissolution in a search for meaning from suffering.