On Global Poetry Anthology 2013:

"The anthology contains more than one “Hell yeah!” poetry moment – the kind of poem that avid poetry readers can use to argue poetry’s merits to the unconverted." – Montreal Review of Books

On A Stone in My Shoe:

“George Ellenbogen is a memoirist of exceptional talent. Not only does he depict scenes from his childhood with an eye for what is touching, but his writing is poetic and his descriptions lovingly crafted.”  - Pierre Anctil, University of Ottawa

On Off the Books:

"A candid memoir by one of Canada’s finest jazz expats." –Peter Robb, Ottawa Citizen

On The Long November:

"If this is modern 'realistic writing,' this reviewer will take vanilla." – John D. Paulus, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On Dog Ear:

Previous praise for Jim Johnstone: “There is a lot to admire in Patternicity: musicality, intelligence, toughness, tensile juxtapositions of rational enquiry and lyrical tenderness.”—Arc Poetry Magazine