… a delightful collection of poems! At times playful, at times sober and reflective [on the topics of] friendship, envy, lust, the philosophy of existence, [written] in a voice that is sincere, original, captivating. The reader becomes an explorer, and the exploration brings great joy and value.

— Peter Wodarz, Professor, Okinawa Christian University

I always have approached a Vorhees book with a smile on my face, knowing that soon I would chuckle at his politely naughty sense of humor and delightful word play. […]

[His] respect for language and the beauty in which it can take multiple directions takes on the tone of a blues number […]

He understands the beauty of our frailties, the lost and found and lost yet again inevitable pattern of the human experience. […]

[T]his collection of poems embraces the elusiveness of life’s beauty […]. Everything has its moment.

— Dave Norris, Associate Professor of English, University of Maryland Global Campus

[V]isionary and eclectic […] [The author’s] metaphorical poetry speaks directly to the reader, challenging […] us to concentrate on lexical progression and his astonishing rhythmic, galloping rhyming scheme, [following] an unknown but intriguing poetic path, passing distant lands and meeting an array of people, cultures and beliefs […] This is indeed a cinematic journey through the eyes of a world travelling word weaver, who has tasted life’s feast and who now throws existential crumbs our way; satisfying our global palette […] whilst at the same time closing our eyes and bravely attempt to savour unknown poetic flavours.

— Don Beukes, Author of The Salamander Chronicles

I kept thinking that I had encountered what could have happened had e.e. cummings and Franz Wright collaborated on a project. Vorhees is a wordsmith who unlocks the subtle meanings — entendres, double and triple — and makes us marvel at the power of language. This is a collection of brilliant poems. […] [It] is poetry that intends to open the eyes, inform the intellect, and tangle the reader in the intricacies of words. It succeeds. […] Duane Vorhees emerges as one of our most important poets.

— Charlie Brice, Author of Mnemosyne’s Hand