John Allison's previous poetry collections include DIVIDING THE LIGHT (Poems 1986-93), Hazard Press, Christchurch 1997; BOTH ROADS TAKEN, Sudden Valley Press, Christchurch 1997; STONE MOON DARK WATER, Sudden Valley Press, Christchurch 1999; and BALANCE, Five Islands Press, Melbourne 2006. A PLACE TO RETURN TO, Cold Hub Press, Christchurch 2019; NEAR DISTANCE, Cold Hub Press, Christchurch 2020.