Ottawa poet Susan McMaster, according to Anna Yin, Mississauga’s inaugural Poet Laureate, is one who paints the world around her with vivid and lively images that betray the wisdom from birds, plants and family members. “Home is where love resides…and Susan hums music from sun and moon, from masked life and mused dreams.” And as you venture into this newest collection, readers will find that wisdom of a poet whose lifetime has been spent in careful poetic attention to the smallest and most meaningful moments around her, what she views as the foundational elements that keep us grounded yet alive.