Spiralling Inwards, a collection of verse and things' is a remarkable collection of writing produced over more than sixty years. It's a fascinating, intriguing, engaging and humorous collection evoking an often joyful, often troubled, often profound response to life, from an author who has an abundance of creative energy from the riches of free association as a tool. 'Spiralling Inwards, a collection of verse and things' is in effect a story of how we encounter and manage diverse feelings and experiences. It is a perfect book for dipping into and browsing. As the author says, 'simple spirals of different shapes are the basis of life and more as in the helix of DNA'.