"Patricia L.H. Black’s poetry exhibits the linguistic mastery that comes with a lifetime steeped in the English language. From playing word games with her family at the dinner table as a child, to working as a professional editor and guiding non-native English speakers to hone their theses and dissertations, she has dedicated herself to learning how to manipulate the language and connect with an audience. Her poems are imaginative, creative and playful, while simultaneously demonstrating a lyrical control seldom seen in contemporary poetry. She is a quick wit and clever, and truly a joy to read." Chuck Salmons, author of Patch Job and Stargazer Suite
"Full of colorful imagery and charming rhyme Twillaby Pond soon has you caught up in the thoroughly delightful adventure of a “little wee pock and a water-blue pret.” Captivating from beginning to end, it is imagination at its best!" Rinda Sansom
"An adventure not soon forgotten, through her imaginative characters, whimsical narratives, and intricate rhymes, Patricia Black’s “Twillaby Pond” calls us forth into her “glimglorious” garden where upon reading the first line one unwittingly chooses to be a “merm,” a “mertie,” or an affable “wee pock.” Then it’s off to adventure, and some “telltallies” might say this story has been told before, but oh, dear reader, I will argue with you and the “rissies and quadots,” it has not been told with such lilt, such joy, it has not!" Kari Gunter-Seymour, Poet Laureate, Athens, Ohio