Talarico’s true-life narratives inevitably remind you of your own best, half-buried memories. —Chicago Tribune Ross Talarico is a truly gifted poet. —James Wright Some say Ross Talarico has done the impossible. —Katie Couric, NBC’s Today Show In Ross Talarico’s poems is distilled much of what has been best in poetry. —Donald Justice Ross Talarico has a rare talent: he captures the inner thoughts of ‘ordinary’ people and reveals their extraordinary visions. —Studs Terkel Talarico writes like a latter-day Wordsworth. —H.L. Hix Ross Talarico is in a class by himself. —Popular Culture Review