"Top-flight poetry." Melanie Lauwers, "Wealth of Words,"
Cape Cod Times
"I keep the book next to my zabuton and when I sit to do TM
each morning, I read a poem. Then I close my eyes and focus
on the images. They become my window onto transcendental meditation."
David W., Jackson, CA.
"His poems are very strong in images," presented by Reference
Librarian Jill Erickson on Mindy Todd's "The Point,"
Cape & Islands Public Radio
"The Zen Of Water" describes the power of water in terms of
its yielding quality, showing us that, unlike ourselves, bound
in the world's desires and expectations, water is without conscious
effort and is endlessly free to flow, and thus teaches fulfillment
by example, since it possesses no ego or sense of self." Esther
M. Lieper, "Esther Comments, The Winners-- April 2002 Poetry
Contest,"
Writers Journal
"His stringing of mystic images is the gem of his poems, connecting
humans, Mother Nature and the universe as one multidimensional
living organism." Joe Gouveia, "Finding The Kernals In Zen Popcorn."
Barnstable Patriot
"The poems are multidimensional and can be interpreted on several
levels. They are evocative, and they are thought-provoking."
Marilyn J. Rowland, "Zen Popcorn:Poetry and Art by Max Redfire,"
Falmouth Enterprise
"In a land called Woods Hole, deep within the island known
as Cape Cod, there lives artist and poet, Max Redfire. We are
delighted to present some of his fine work here, and we thank
Max for sharing his magical words with us." Steve Dacri, "Abraca
Dacri,"
vegasinsidetips.com
"One book of poetry in particular to consider is Zen Popcorn
by Max Redfire." Marty Tulloch, "Shopping in the Arts on Upper
Cape," CapeNews.net
"Like his artwork, his poems have a fresh openness and honesty,
a sense of looking at the world through new eyes every day."
Debi Boucher Stetson, "Painterly Poet,"
Cape Codder
"The Zen Of Water" is the most beautiful poem I have ever
read." 12 year-old boy, reading the author's poetry bookmarks,
Falmouth "Arts Alive" festival
