Reviews & Comments

Readers share their thoughts on Saved by Words.

Saved by Words is a quiet revelation. Crystal Rauch captures grief and gratitude in equal measure, each poem a small, luminous world of its own.

— Margaret H., poet & reader

Rarely does a debut collection arrive so fully formed. Rauch writes with the confidence of someone who has long understood that restraint is its own form of power.

— Thomas R., literature professor

Our entire book club was moved. These poems stay with you long after the last page — the mark of truly meaningful poetry.

— Diane W., book club member

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