Thank you to Joseph Guglietti of Joseph Guglietti Design whose vision, creativity, and endurance have produced an incredibly beautiful book. Thank you to Judith Joseph of Joseph Publishing Services, LLC for her belief, wisdom, and tenacity-all of which helped put this book in your hands. Barbara, Beverley, and Charles Brackett at BHB International, Inc. provided enthusiasm and a willingness to take a risk in carrying this book to the market. Thank you also.

Tremendous gratitude is rightfully due to all those who consented to the use of their images in these photographs: Barbara, Bo, Bridget, Bruce, Chris, the other Chris, David, Deidra, Holly, Julie, Karen, Kathy, Larry (Dad), Lorenzo, Mary (Mom), Maryhelen, Michael, Nancy, René, Ron, Sam (a.k.a. Don), Shawna, Sylvia, Tammy, Terrence, and Vanessa.

The background of stars in the Visual Poem "Turning" is a public domain image from the NASA Hubble Telescope.