“Poetry may not be capable, in the literal sense, of cleansing Japan and the world of radioactive particles released into the atmosphere, groundwater, soil and seawater from the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. But poetry can cleanse the insensitive atmosphere of perception, the upturned ocean of sorrow, the groundwater of despair. And the poems in this anthology most certainly provide a means to experience something that, hopefully, we will never have to experience. Each poem here provides language as a living response, examples of a consciousness turned toward extremity, and ultimately a primal commitment to the art of witness.”

~ David Biespiel, author of The Book of Men and Women

 “Sometimes a poet can grasp the human significance of a technological failure better than a scientist. We are fortunate to have these poetic voices from Japan collected here. May we hear them and, more importantly, may we heed them.”

~ John Pearson, MD, Past President, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

“Kudos to the editors – Leah Stenson of Portland and Asao Sarukawa Aroldi of Tokyo – for selecting and editing these fifty poems and bringing Reverberations from Fukushima to life. The collection more than meets their goal to “open the eyes of the American public to the dangers inherent in uranium-based nuclear power” and “enhance Americans’ knowledge of contemporary Japanese poetry.”

~ Ruthy Kanagy, reviewed for Oregon Poetry Association

“This beautiful book of poetry opens with an explanation about the use of atomic power and the unfolding disaster of the triple meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi. It is an amazing collection of 50 poems in English followed by a separate section with the poems in the original Japanese. These are rich evocative poems….”

~ Maggie Gundersen, reviewed for Fairewinds Energy Education