"Uplifting - I love this book - Simic writes a spiritual and uplifting homage to the work of artist Joseph Cornell - not strictly poetry - but some of the most beautiful and poetic writing I have read."
"I didn't enjoy this book when I first studied it - however age and a greater understanding of life and writing has led me to new appreciation of Plath's work."
"I am not a fan all Tennyson's work but the lady of Shallot has a special place in my heart. It was one of the poems that set me off on my own poetic journey."
"A novel by a poet - Simon Armitage is a great writer and this novel is full of humour and insight into the weirdness of human behaviour - a must read."
