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Helen Ivory reads a set of nine poems: 'Learning to Talk', 'Alchemy', The Disappearing' and 'Missing You Spell' from her second collection THE DOG IN THE SKY (2006), and 'Magicians', 'Bedtime Story', 'Sleep' and 'The Beginning' from THE BREAKFAST MACHINE (2010), both published by Bloodaxe Books. Neil Astley filmed Helen Ivory at her home in Norwich in November 2009. The stuffed squirrel featured in the film is a family heirloom, one of few possessions brought to England after the war by the father of her husband, poet Martin Figura. This film is posted by permission of the author and publishers.