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John Reibetanz captures the ordinary details of life — family and friendship, birth and death — and transforms them into the extraordinary. His seventh book of poetry is a masterful collection, finely crafted with wit, warmth and affection.

Transformations is divided into four parts, each providing a different perspective on the main theme. Choosing not to confront but to explore, he allows for subtle revelations of a deeper truth which hover just beneath the surface, turning the world upside down and right side up again with his poetic "transformations." The result is nothing short of magical.

"Discovering a John Reibetanz poem is like entering a myth. The details are richly palpable, the lines full of fascinating and fiercely intelligent twists. But Transformations goes deeper as you realize that he means to change your perceptions, that in his hands language and imagery are power tools, the very shape of reality shifting." — Barry Dempster

"Unflagging ingenuity and a fluent music — these are the outward aspects of what turns out to be a collection of visitations, parables, and visions. Exemplary for me is the short tale in which art''s "mistake" (in this case Fra Angelico''s) is offered as elegant, if zany, proof of the transubstantiative power of desire. As always, Reibetanz''s insights repay multiple rereadings." — Roo Borson

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