Beauty in Obscurity

'The deepest pools of reflection come from loss and grief. Andrew Drake is among the sweetest, gentlest and most patient of human beings, but his life has been fraught by sorrows and recriminations. These he turns into a lifeline of loveliness, love letters to the past. That pain is a poet's best friend seems unfair. And yet it is in the sharing of these emotions that the poet enriches, for he is not alone and his sentiments tap into our sentiments and we understand that sensibilities are also suffering.' - Samela Harris, Member of the Journalism Hall of Fame