Illustrated on page 23+ of Speaking of Book Art by Cathy Courtney, 1999.

VSW Archive: "A section of (mostly) full-color slickly printed cover-like pages with 'titles' is followed by french-fold pages on thinner paper, in black and white with some duotone or tri-tone color. This section consists of very high-contrast images with outline text running throughout about the destitute beggars of India."

Weproductions: "What started as a series of red and square sized books 15cms x15cms now loosely refers to the books produced between 1989 and 1998. The development has been to a fuller use of layered colour on the one hand and a calligraphic use of line on the other. Movement as a theme of momentum is explored in travel and in dance.

"Song of the Thrush was conceived during Stokes's first exposure to the raw poverty on the streets of Bombay.

"Song of the Thrush develops a visual / tactile quality to express a range of feelings from humor to pathos to anger.