“Ed Hooper's book Sand Pebbles is a self-reflective testament to the ways in which poetry can inscribe life's joys and travails. Courageous in its insights, perfectly attuned to facing the gamut of the moral and emotional challenges of our time, Hooper's poetic lyricism evokes the vicissitudes of love, loss, loneliness, compassion, boldness of spirit, and the importance of the everyday, all the while respecting the precision of "le mot juste"  to illustrate the life-affirming quality of poetic power. Though not directly a "guide to life," Sand Pebbles inspires new hope for "the human condition.”“Ed Hooper’s book Sand Pebbles is a self-reflective testament to the ways in which poetry can inscribe life’s joys and travails.”

“Ed Hooper is an original. His poetry reflects the many facets of being human in this complex world where one can lose their faith or their life’s meaning and find it again in the space of an instant.”

“Ed Hooper’s poems are deeply personal, but they speak to all our experiences. His lyrical voice sings to us from every page. Thank you for inviting me along on your writing journey.”

“I have known Ed for more than 70 years. Our lives drifted apart and now his poetry, like an anchor, has stilled our life’s ships. I look forward to receiving his latest poems, recording them, enabling his words to resonate in the mind, body and soul of the listeners.”