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"This is a remarkable first book of poetry. We must all hope that Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath continues writing these delicate, yet intense and profound reflections on the world and our place in it." |
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Faith Jones, Librarian, Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library
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| "Her poems [...] are introspective and witty." |
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Kathryn Hellerstein, Ruth Meltzer Senior Lecturer in Yiddish and Jewish Studies, University of Pennsylvania (in “Songs for the Silent,” Hadassah Magazine, August/September 2000) |
| "Her seemingly simple perceptions often reverberate with meaning, creating poetry that can be evocative and allusive, serious and yet playful." "[...] her keen powers of observation, her ability to reflect on a moment with insight and sensitivity, and her talent to describe and evoke emotion through image and rhyme..." "[s]he generally writes short poems, little gems sparkling with illumination and insight..." |
| Sheva Zucker, author of Yiddish: An Introduction to the Language, Literature & Culture (from the introduction to Sudden Rain) |