'Tide by Ivy Ireland, Flying Island Books 2024, was launched by Brook Emery at the Watt Gallery Space on 6 April 2024 as part of the 2024 Newcastle Writers Festival.
'I’ve read and admired Ivy Ireland’s three previous books of poetry. This afternoon, simply, subjectively, in five minutes, I’d like to share with you five reasons why I keep reading Ivy’s poetry and why you, too, might enjoy the poems in Tide.' (Introduction)