“Contemplative and highly accomplished. . . . A wash of carefully controlled emotion.”
—MinnPost
“Greg Hewett’s poems create fresh dimensions where language and human experience become one. They further the surprise of poetry by leaving the reader with a sense that the one world of their maker is the multiple world of his beloved audience.”
—Ray Gonzalez
“Hewett builds words on top of words, as he goes, producing unexpected combinations. . . . Each poem is wrapped in sounds: vowels and consonants precisely chosen to create a melody while you read.”
—Minnesota Reads
“[Hewett] brings readers a critical and sensual read to the many aspects of life. darkacre is a fine [collection] that shouldn’t be missed.”
—Midwest Book Review
“A fascinating achievement that distinguishes Hewett as a master of uncanny imagery and sheer immediacy.”
—Twin Cities Daily Planet
“Hewett is a master architect of the poetic suite, and his house contains many mansions. This is not so much a collection as it is a showplace: stylistically inventive, provocative, and illuminating.”
—D.A. Powell