Praise for Don Gutteridge's poetry:
The Sands of Canatara
"Gutteridge has a divine gift; he crafts visions with an elegant ease, splashing colors on the canvas of the mind's eye and recreating the past so vividly it argues for the concept of time standing still. Each poem is a treat, a moment to be savored, a contradiction of permanence and the passage of time. My favorite moments in this collection would have to be those spent with Uncle Potsy in "Leavened" and, particularly in "Cyprus." Such a marvelous memory and so grand a poem that makes the simple joy of their companionship live again each time a reader sits and lets Gutteridge's words do their magic."
- Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite Reviews
Inklings
"The first striking thing to note about Inklings: Poems of the Point and Beyond is the depth of its images, which pull readers into each succinct poem like a snapshot captures the eye with colourful immediacy. Inkling's strong voice and propensity for building striking analogy and metaphorical reflections makes it a top recommendation for anyone who wants their poetry filled with astute observation tempered with the reflective powers of a superior attention to atmosphere and detail."
- Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Reviews
The Blue Flow Below
"Wow! I love these poems. Gutteridge has done it again. He captures childhood with such a clear eye. His phrase concerning the numinous memory is so affirming. Gutteridge celebrates the past without ever falling into the sentimental honey trap of nostalgia. I share his conviction that a clear eye need not sully what it remembers by either romanticizing or demonizing the past. When we were children, experience, especially ''first" experience, went so deep it left us shivering, stunned, and so brand new with life. And then he becomes the grandfather, revisiting youth through the eyes of a daughter, a granddaughter, a baby grandchild, and then he sees his own mortality in the loss of friends, and in his own case as an aging man coming to terms with his own mortality. I absolutely loved reading these poems."
- John B. Lee, Poet Laureate of the City of Brantford in perpetuity, Poet Laureate of Brantford County for life.
The Sands of Canatara
"Gutteridge has a divine gift; he crafts visions with an elegant ease, splashing colors on the canvas of the mind's eye and recreating the past so vividly it argues for the concept of time standing still. Each poem is a treat, a moment to be savored, a contradiction of permanence and the passage of time. My favorite moments in this collection would have to be those spent with Uncle Potsy in "Leavened" and, particularly in "Cyprus." Such a marvelous memory and so grand a poem that makes the simple joy of their companionship live again each time a reader sits and lets Gutteridge's words do their magic."
- Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite Reviews
Inklings
"The first striking thing to note about Inklings: Poems of the Point and Beyond is the depth of its images, which pull readers into each succinct poem like a snapshot captures the eye with colourful immediacy. Inkling's strong voice and propensity for building striking analogy and metaphorical reflections makes it a top recommendation for anyone who wants their poetry filled with astute observation tempered with the reflective powers of a superior attention to atmosphere and detail."
- Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Reviews
The Blue Flow Below
"Wow! I love these poems. Gutteridge has done it again. He captures childhood with such a clear eye. His phrase concerning the numinous memory is so affirming. Gutteridge celebrates the past without ever falling into the sentimental honey trap of nostalgia. I share his conviction that a clear eye need not sully what it remembers by either romanticizing or demonizing the past. When we were children, experience, especially ''first" experience, went so deep it left us shivering, stunned, and so brand new with life. And then he becomes the grandfather, revisiting youth through the eyes of a daughter, a granddaughter, a baby grandchild, and then he sees his own mortality in the loss of friends, and in his own case as an aging man coming to terms with his own mortality. I absolutely loved reading these poems."
- John B. Lee, Poet Laureate of the City of Brantford in perpetuity, Poet Laureate of Brantford County for life.
Used availability for Don Gutteridge's The Village Within