Rarely has the (covid normal) quotidian been so lovely - and so full of dread. Rarely has breath been so dangerous - or so treasured. Within the thoughtful cadences of Increments of The Everyday the world is going about its work - while a woman watches. Rose Lucas has achieved wonders.- Jennifer ComptonThis is a collection of poems not afraid to be still. While acknowledging anxiety, isolation and grief, Lucas invites us to breathe in the goodness of relationships, gardens and art¿. This is a poetics of openness that Lucas has made quite her own. - Phillip HallIncrements of the Everyday is an extended meditation on grief and healing. After every loss, there is damage, adjustment, and slow forward movement:'attuned attenuated/I am learning to walk/in a way I have not walked before'. - Melinda Smith