Zero Gravitas

Able to see the funny side of anything (phobias, an awful guest house, the alphabet), Barbara Crane in her wondrous light verse is a generous giver of delight.  She can dazzle with verbal high-jinks and turn a rib-tickling parody, yet she touches unexpected chords of feeling (“Night Flight” “Conjuring a Son”).  Zero Gravitas ought to confirm her as a standout among those American poets who, while serious about their craft, don’t take themselves too seriously.
~X.J. Kennedy