Reviews of Christa's books	Reviews of Paul's books
“In Figures upon Figures poems like 'Briefly Explain the Universe' (an exploratory near-hallucinatory Tarot card reading), 'Moron and Twit' (a personal history tale oozing with irony) and the clean and uncluttered tribute poem 'Bukowski's Magnetic Poetry' capture Laririt's animated spirit and no-nonsense approach to poetry.” --John Dooley, Times-Standard, Eureka, CA “Christa Laririt's work transcends time and space, toward a diversity of integrated art forms - the interplay of music and dance within the power of verse. She believes within the soul of her being that poetry cannot be created in a vacuum but must be part of the bigger picture, that poetry must share the basic principles and common denominators that run through all the arts, to the very roots of aesthetics. Such a creative outlook is one of true diversity, for it is the genuine living out in one's life what culture teaches us about others and about our own place on planet earth. Christa embraces art the way Homer's Ulysses embraced his own transformation, returning from afar to one's roots but again going forth upon the vast horizon toward even nobler dreams.” --Robert E. Romanelli, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara	“One of the achievements of poetry is to provide voice for the interior life, to address the universal questions of human existence: who are we, from where do we come, where are we going? Paul Guthrie examines these questions in a voice sometimes steady, sometimes hesitant, always authentic.” --Jackson Wheeler, Poet, author of Swimming Past Iceland “These are poems of yearning and loss, a feeling as if searching for an unreachable or even unknown goal. The yearning is perhaps best expressed in the poem 'We Haven't Really Met,' and the last line of that poem says what I see in many of these poems - a 'first glimpse of truth'.” --Annie Reiner Painter, Writer, Poet author of Beyond Rhyme & Reason
“Laririt's poems offer an abundance of choice, a plea to move beyond the black-and-white world of judgement, and the imperative of spiritual growth . . . The reader gets a sense of a poet intent on making a difference in the world, one poem at a time.” --Chryss Yost, The Santa Barbara Independent	“In Reflections on Blood Games, Paul Guthrie spins a mystery story in poetic form. This mystery leads us through coffee houses and beach side homes to the shore of his beloved Pacific Ocean. The mystery is an engaging one. Mr. Guthrie makes us want to 'live life on our feet to the very last step'.” --Scott Galloway, Editor Central California Poetry Journal
“Rose's Collage delivers a startlingly clear and meticulous woman's voice that exposes its audience to the question we should all ask: What may we make of the world? Laririt answers this in her well-crafted volume with both selfless vulnerability and poetic finesse. No doubt the reader will not simply discover this sensibility, but through Laririt's opening and soulful vision, themselves.” --Patrick Mackay, author of Perfect Entropy, Your Majesties, and The Crystal Set
“Christa Laririt is a fearless writer. Through twists and turns, equal parts sacred and profane, she takes us on a journey into the very soul of this new poet. She is wise beyond her physical age. Her observations are at times acutely personal, at times wondrously universal. Ms. Laririt is one to watch, as her poetry can teach all of us the most important value in life: to believe.” --Suzanne Burns, author of Blight, The Dream Tree, and The Flesh Processions