Airports and other wasted days, Kevin Ireland's follow-up collection of poems to 2003's Walking the Land, provides enthuiasts of his work with a real treat. The book contains all the usual hallmarks of his writing - relaxed without for a moment lapsing into flatness; beautifully controlled without a hint of stiffness. It exhibits all the sureness of touch and dry humour readers have come to expect over the years: the wit is sharp, but never cruel. Airports and other wasted days is yet another triumph for one of our most valued poets.