"By their nature, poems require their speakers to be better than any of us normally are: more aware, more reflective, more intelligent. Reading Susan Griffin's poems, we are revised by them."—Western American Literature

"The depth of voice, the seriousness of content, the variety of form and the development of theme distinguish Unremembered Country as Griffin's finest work to date. It recognizes the voice of the mature poet, committed to her craft and to the world."—San Francisco Chronicle

"No contemporary poet I have recently read has so artfully and intelligently and passionately plead for a re-reading and remembering of our terrifying, violent and often miraculous human history."—Dare

"A delicate, graceful poet alive to the roots of Being."—The Book Reader

"Susan Griffin's poems are exquisitely spare renderings of hyper-consciousness."—Belles Letters

"These are poems worth reading again and again."—Booklist

"Unremembered Country speaks not of the impossible but the possible—of the utter miraculous contingency of choice."—Pages

"These are extremely readable and compelling poems in a strong and passionately caring woman’s voice."—Marge Piercy