...These books are courageous, and necessary.
Renee Lertzman Parabola
This is a look at water from many unexpected perspectives, and it creates a fresh way of looking at one of the oldest subjects there is. The pacing and combinations of pieces kept me moving. Wide-ranging, eclectic, exciting, the pages contain wild energy. I don't know of another collection doing anything like this.
Gary Lawless, Department of English, Bates College, editor of Poems for the Wild Earth
Because of its scope and diversity, this book is a significant contribution to our understanding of ourselves and our environment in the early 21st century.
David Robertson, Department of English, University of California, Davis, author of Real Matter
It's a pleasure to welcome another provocative Terra Nova collection of environmental meditations, this time focused on the theme of water. David Rothenberg and Martha Ulvaeus interweave lyrical nature writing with new poetry, serious explorations of grave dangers lurking in particular toxic sites but unknown to residents, scientific reportage, and eco-fiction—to offer an exciting sense of the many perspectives needed in our cultural reawakening to the threatened world that sustains us. Water shortages are beginning to pose serious problems even in North America's rich continental landscapes, and this new Terra Nova book is a lively, multi-layered alert.
Louise Westling, Professor of English and Environmental Studies, University of Oregon
The narrative current that surges through Writing on Water carries with it a rich suspension of voices, perceptions, and literary forms. A reader's heart is beating harder when this volume's farther shore is reached.
John C. Elder, Stewart Professor of English and Environmental Studies, Middlebury College, author of Reading the Mountains of Home
A great choice for anyone who wants a little watery reading to nourish the soul.
New Age Journal
An important anthology on a precious element.
The Bloomsbury Review
An ode to water composed by a range of admirers.
American Scientist
...Gushes with torrents of words that dance and ebb and eddy and swirl.
Whole Earth Review
Refreshing as a cool drink from a deep well on a steamy July afternoon...
Publishers Weekly
Promises to be a significant contribution in addressing a neglected but important environmental topic.
Cheryll Glotfelty, Department of English, University of Nevada, Reno
