'Though the poems in this book take the reader on a South American journey from Chile to the Galapagos, it is not just another travel book. It’s a personal invitation in the form of a poem a day to join the writer in strange and exotic places. The spectacular beauty of cascading water at the Iguassu Falls, a weather-beaten face in a Peruvian marketplace, the roasted guinea pig on the Last Supper table in Cusco Cathedral’s altar picture - these were among the triggers for the daily poem. Of Llamas and Piranhas is an individual record of moments that became memories.' (Publication summary)
'The title poem of Valerie Volk's collection, Of Llamas and Piranhas, captures the complexity of her travels in South America.' (Introduction)
'The title poem of Valerie Volk's collection, Of Llamas and Piranhas, captures the complexity of her travels in South America.' (Introduction)
