“John Cuetara’s poems are like brief glimpses into your neighbors’ windows; you see a vivid slice of life, and wish for more. The poems are filled with life, and often turn on a single color— the brightness of forsythia yellow, or the Shaker simplicity of white. There’s tenderness and pathos in equal parts, and a wry sense of humor at work in these fine poems. Cuetara does indeed have Away With Words.” ~ Liz Rosenberg, The Lily Poems and Home Repair