Anecdotal EvidenceIrene Rawnsley is well known as a children's poet, but she is also a skilled and perceptive writer of poetry for adults. Her poems display considerable wit, affection and vulnerability, conveying their messages in a clear, economical style. Anecdotal Evidence is her first adult collection since Shall we Gather at the River? (Littlewood Arc 1990). She lives in North Yorkshire. She enjoys walking in the countryside, her garden, and being with family and