Book excerpt: If We Could Speak Like Wolves was a winner in the 2011 Book & Pamphlet Competition, chosen by Carol Ann Duffy. Kim Moore lives in Barrow-in-Furness, and has an MA in Creative Writing from MMU. In 2011 Kim received an Eric Gregory Award and the Geoffrey Dearmer Prize. Her poems have appeared widely in magazines and her writing placements include Young Poet-in- Residence at the Ledbury Poetry Festival. 'These are terrifically assured poems - sensual, perceptive, entertaining - which bridge the gap between feeling and utterance with a genuine lyric gift.' - Carol Ann Duffy