Review: We Had Our Reasons
Highlights from Writing the Northwest’s review on We Had Our Reasons
Michael McGregor, the writer of the review, talks about first meeting Ricardo Ruiz at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. With no surprise, he was intrigued by both Ruiz’s poetry content and his demeanor. McGregor highlights Ruiz’s accessibility in verse, comparing it to that of Billy Collins and Mary Oliver. He also mentions how the content and verse work in tandem together to paint a portrait of an overlooked community through its yearning, hardships, familial relationships.
