Aptly named, this book of poetry is filled with strength and clarity of vision. Here are poems about individuals who have in their own way influenced the life and times of the American Southwest and West. These candid and truthful word portraits are a testimony to the poet-philosopher’s sensitive response to people and places. Mr. Kloss share with readers his unique gifts of insight and concern. Phillips Kloss was born in Webster Groves, Missouri in 1902. He moved to New Mexico in 1916 where he worked on his brother’s ranch, later graduating from the University of California at Berkeley in 1925. Once a reporter for the San Francisco Bulletin, he married the artist/etcher Alice Geneva Glasier (Gene Kloss) and moved to Taos, New Mexico in 1927. He is also the author of North Star, Rainbow Obsidian, The Great Kiva, and The Taos Crescent, all from Sunstone Press.