On this last birthdaythe birthday that took you outof your teenage yearsI wanted to write to youI wanted to resurrect the threadthat stitched us head to headheart to heartLily Brett's fifth collection of poetry, "In Her Strapless Dresses", brings to life Carlton laneways, bicycles, family, New York and the author's relationship with her mother. In "Mud in My Tears", Lily explores her roles as daughter, mother, wife and friend in a family full of love but haunted by the Holocaust. In a language steeped in memories, full of vivid images and dark humour, these poems leave an enduring mark upon the reader.