A Different Land is the latest poetry collection from Frank McMahon, who began his career in Social Work/Welfare as a practitioner and manager, working for three Local Authorities, British Red Cross and ActionforChildren. He also served for nine years as a school governor. His last full-time post was to set up and manage a SureStart Children's Centre. His anger about injustice and compassion for fellow-humans in trouble inform many of the poems. But his profound joy in the natural world also give this book a great freshness.