"The music of Anne Babson Carter's poems is utterly new, and yet as traditional as American hymns. The work is striking for its emotional accuracy — in poems such as "Sheep Sacrifice," for example, where she explores the calm surfaces of chaos. Her world is compelling for its vivid landscapes, whether she is writing of her garden, the New England country-side, Taiwan, or Prague. She is simultaneously innocent and worldly, her vision pure, her spirit adventurous. Hers is a fresh, original voice." (Grace Shulman)