"Cortez has been and continues to be an explorer, probing the valleys and chasms of human existence. No ravine is too perilous, no abyss too threatening for Jayne Cortez."
--Maya Angelou

"A poet and performance artist whose work was known for its visceral power, its political outrage and above all its sheer, propulsive musicality."
--Margalit Fox, The New York Times

"Jayne Cortez understands better than most how to make spoken words and images swing and rock."
--Gene Seymour, Newsday

"A publication anticipated for over a decade . . . superheroic."
--Christopher Spaide, Literary Hub

"The dynamic, vibrant work of poet, activist, and artist Jayne Cortez (1934-2012) is gathered in this comprehensive collection. Spanning 43 years and representing a wide range of Cortez's creative eras, each section illuminates how expansive and genre-bending the poet's extraordinary body of work remained over the decades . . . remarkable."
--Booklist

"Her speaker is so deeply embodied, and her poems are so disobedient . . . You get this whirling vision of all he liberation struggles Cortez was directly involved in, from the Watts Rebellion to the anti-apartheid movement. Her poetry is, amongst other things, an amazing record of the times, of what political engagement looks like."
--Will Harris, The Poetry Review

"Ingenious."
--Kevin Le Gendre, Jazzwise