Chosen Vanities is a collection of poems, mostly written betweenthe summer months of 2011 and the dark beginnings of 2013. Itis a freer and more personal work than All My Masks, and covers abroader range of themes, and while not afraid to gaze a while intothe shadows there are moments of joy which shine all the brighterwhen set against the darker background behind.As a rule, the poems appear in reverse chronological order.