Winner of the 2005 Acorn-Plantos People's Poetry Prize. This is a debut poetry collection that is captivating, emotive and razor-sharp. Rosnaus poignant poems address life in a startlingly direct and honest voice, employing a robust combination of jaw-dropping forthrightness and delicately crafted verse. The language of 'Notes on Leaving' is brusque, bright and instinctively fluid: lines and words flow and merge as naturally as they collide head-on.