Reviews

New Taste of Life!

Using elegant words and tantalizing ideas, Susan Kirsch garlands daily life with beauty, inviting her readers again and again to pause long enough and sweetly enough to see with clear eyes, and taste life as a refreshing, delightful brew of new possibilities. Her poems make me laugh, sigh, and remember.

~Peggy Rubin, Director, Center for Sacred Theatre, Ashland, OR; Author, To Be and How To Be

Light of Joy

Susan beams a light of joyful wonder on the world of creation.

~Rev. Furyu Schroeder, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center Muir Beach, CA

The Divine Witnessed

The power of the Divine, as witnessed in nature and the wisdom of the body, comes through Susan’s inspirational poems.

~Sister Marion Irvine, O.P., Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, CA; Dominican University Athletic Hall of Fame 2007

Power in Life & Universe

Unity principles teach there is only One Presence and One Power active in Life and in the Universe: God the Good–in all through all and overall. Susan’s poems capture the essence of Unity teachings in daily life.

~Rev. Richard Mantei, Ordained Unity Minister

Midst of Divine

“Simply Go*d” is inspirational in its simplicity. These praise poems are delightful as well as moving in Susan’s revelation of what it is to be human in the midst of the Divine.

~Carol Anne Fusco, Ritualist

A Wonderful Refreshing Read

Susan’s playful and poignant perspective on the often overlooked moments that, at times, appear to merely fill space between life’s larger milestones, compels the reader to consider the idea that the magic many of us long for is, in fact, in every breath and beat of life, itself.

Highly recommended for anyone who has ever wondered “why are we here,” not because it offers answers, but because it celebrates the question.

~A.J. Kirsch, Amazon Reviewer

Like Going To A Spa

Reading these poems allows you to relax and savor the moments just for you. The Artemis II astronauts journeyed further than anyone has ever been before, and brought back the gifts of joy, wonder, awe and inspiration. Similarly, Ms. Kirsch’s poems creatively capture and inspire the reader to see the beauty and wonder in all, and to treasure every moment.

~Patricia, Navone, Amazon Reviewer

Lovely Book

Just purchased your lovely book. I read all of your inspiring poems. Thank you so much. I especially enjoyed: “Who Will Feed The Starving Children?” and “Remember the promise,” particularly this line: Promise me one thing— that you’ll practice loving kindness and compassionate understanding. Wonderful.

~Marc Gold, Founder & Director of 100 Friends Project

Wind In Your Sails

I met Susan Kirsch two decades ago in the course of her engaged citizenship and interfaith leadership in Marin County, and soon discovered that her commitments were driven by a deep, strong spiritual practice that is revealed in her poetry.  Let her writing put wind in the sails of your soul!

~Jim Burklo, Author of WATER IN THE DESERT: Progressive Christianity for the Spiritually Thirsty (2026, Chalice Press), pastor, community organizer, and retired Senior Associate Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at the University of Southern California.