Cures Include Travel

White Pine Press, September 2006

"Susan Rich writes gorgeous lyrical poetry which so courageously tells us the truth about the world, tells us the world is much larger than we Americans usually like to admit. Her beautiful ear, her fierce attention to detail, her deeply human empathy inspire me and make me glad." - Ilya Kaminsky

“The book in your hands is a globe. Susan Rich will turn it for you slowly, drawing you into lives on nearly every continent. Cures Include Travel will take you places you didn’t know you wanted to go, and then it will set you down quietly in front of the essential task of being who you are.” - Pamela Alexander

"Rich is a traveler and an observant one at that, with a keen attention to detail and a wonderful ear. These lyric poems (are) a delight. Highly recommended." - Library Journal

“‘These begonias have come a long way,’ writes Susan Rich in a marvelous poem called ‘Everyone in Bosnia Loves Begonias,’ and so has she! I admired her talent years ago, and this book makes it clear that she has grown into a mature and accomplished poet.” - Linda Pastan