“Stuart Ross has been publishing his irreverent poems of surrealist comedy for almost 40 years. This latest collection contains plenty of his trademark wackiness (‘When facts were called for, I invented them’ describes his approach in a nutshell). But there’s also a touching current of angst about mortality, loss and the fleeting nature of what we hold most dear.” – Toronto Star

“Predominantly composed in Ross’ comfortable, comforting first-person vernacular, one can easily hear Ross? voice speak through stories of reading, family, friends and writing, as well as meditative stretches around history, sunny stretches, language and the occasional pun, all rife with his familiar neuroses, complains and concerns, and a dry, absurd humour. One might say that this collection of lyrically-dense and thoughtful poems is entirely classic Stuart Ross, and one of his strongest collections, at that.” – rob mclennan’s blog

“I?ve read Stuart Ross for years and been impressed by his vigorously energetic surrealism while at times perplexed by his resistance to closure, in an aural if not content-based sense. But I?ve not truly been moved by his poems in the way a wide range of the pieces in his latest, A Sparrow Came Down Resplendent stirred me. Ross is taking emotive risks in a way he hasn?t as readily in the past (age? life experiences?) and the result is much more satisfying poetically.” – Marrow Reviews