This Peculiarly Peaceful Light

Roth's poetry captures the American meditation. His nostalgia is one always of homecoming, of warm embrace, of the return of those memories of light that so often guide us in our wandering. His writing insists that these memories will go on beyond our taking part in them, for they are "remnants of a perfect life."

-Isaac Oplanic, poet, South Carolina Bards



These are necessary poems-tender, perceptive homages to family. They celebrate the myriad beauties of this world. . . .In each poem, Ron Roth brings to us a keen eye and sharp ear.

-Susan Meyers, winner of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize



In these well-turned poems, Ron Roth explores the many layers of meaning and memory that lay beneath the surface beauty of any landscape. Roth does a beautiful job of bringing lost worlds into vivid focus in a way that inhabits the world of today, creating a "delicate clamor" of timelessness.

-William L. Ramsey, author of Dilemma



Ron Roth's poetry is sharply descriptive, rhythmically alive, and inviting. He is indeed a very gifted poet whose subjects deal often and compassionately with family.

-Ronald Moran, author of The Jane Poems