The Cure Is a Forest

"Desi Di Nardo's poems celebrate the essential dialectic of Nature personified, and romanticized. Di Nardo, however, is no mere nature poet... there is a sublime metaphysic evident... a vibrant in dwelling theology in the making of these poems, directing us to the royal jelly of life." - Joe Rosenblatt

This poetry manages to be exceptionally fresh, moving and very personal in its treatment of sentiments and emotions. There are lots of delightful vignettes and lovely gems; I read, for instance, Nothing is said of our trodden thoughts / Expect nothing on the far-off walk / Except for the long and lone way out / For us and us alone. These poems should appeal not only to poetry readers, but to those who desire a deeper view of the life of human beings confronted with the infinite aspects of nature. -Pierre DesRuisseaux, Canada's Parliamentary Poet Laureate

How refreshing to find a writer so unabashedly poetic as Desi Di Nardo. In a world of politicized screeching and lament, one is reminded of Pablo Neruda's definition of art as that which "gives people hope". By that definition Di Nardo stands head and shoulders above the mob of academic sirens and macho wailers. A poetry to be thankful for. -Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, Toronto Poet Laureate