"This book is about loss, about time, about the gift of a soulmate. Deborah Hochberg deftly weaves grief and the powerlessness to alter time with the treasures of friendship and cherished memories. Her poems sing the song of loss, and of the joy of knowing a kindred spirit. These are touching insights into a rich relationship and the profound emptiness that death leaves the survivor of such a union." -Pat Barnes, honorary chancellor of the Poetry Society of Michigan and author of the poetry collection Cup of Home

"Anyone who has cared deeply for a loved one, and then felt abandoned and bereft without that companion, will take comfort in this volume. In poems that meander down the page like quiet yet powerful rivers, and that explore all that comes before as well as after the loss of one dearly loved, joy and sorrow comingle, memory and hope commune, and life and death meet in the smallest of moments, then meet again just beyond the bend in the river. These lovely poems 'taunt . . . boast . . . brim with courage, with defiance until the end, until the very end' and then move us along, just a bit further, to what comes next." Jan Mordenski, folklorist, poet, and author of The Chosen Pattern

"Love. Loss. Mortality. Memory. In River Song, Deborah Hochberg guides us through this territory with a keen eye and knowing precision. These moving poems will resonate with anyone who is old enough to have experienced loss, and who is acquainted with looking back." - Nancy Squires, poet

"Deborah Hochberg is an adept of the poetic line, the breaths and stops built into it, the mystery of how each line casts light or shadow on surrounding lines. This skillful artist provides the pleasure of a measured journey." - Michael Madigan, creative writing coach, moderator of the Detroit Poetry Salon, and author of Osei Kofi and the Golden Stool