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“Stand your ground/grip your prayer – these are gripping poems, poems with a social conscience, standing their ground.” -Anna Jackson

“John Howell takes us into a world where accustomed notions of `home’ have been defaced, distorted and obliterated. It’s a familiar but uncomfortable place to be. In an era defined by the refugee crisis and,
in our own cities, escalating homelessness, Howell’s poems are not only a call to attention, they are, fundamentally, a declaration of fellow-feeling and aroha.” -Gregory O’Brien