"Ragged Lion is the best memorial volume, consisting of heartfelt comments in verse and prose by colleagues, friends and admirers, famous and not, that I have ever read...Jack (Micheline) really was the heart, or maybe the groove of the Beats, and one of their last survivors..."

"I couldn't put it down. It was like a living thing in my hands, wriggling like a snake, cracking like thunder, psychedelic, everything flashing without drugs, and I could not put it down. When I stood up I could barely walk! But I had to go back to the book, to this vitality that speaks straight to the soul, this life that sings its song in defiance of everything, this ragged, lovely lion. You've done an incredible, incredible thing in putting this book together....In the world of art I've seen mighty fine stuff that has stretched, sharpened and enriched my mind, lifted my heart and filled my soul. I've never seen stuff more life-giving, more radiant than this book."

"What a wonderful job! Absolutely first rate. I'd say it's a classic of its kind....One of the things Ragged Lion communicates with 100% effectiveness is what a completely unique marvel the man (Micheline) was. There really won't ever be anyone like him again. The book makes that poignantly clear, so much so that you begin to really grieve....Ragged Lion is a great book that will garner attention for years. It's the finest tribute I've ever seen to a poet."

"I was up late reading Ragged Lion. I honestly could not put it down."

"Ain't even read half of it yet, but great, great, great! Super production."

"Ragged Lion is outstanding!"

"Thanks for making such a wonderful tribute to my Dad a reality! My hat's off to you."

"In trying to figure out why Ragged Lion is better than other 'memorials' the closest I could come is it's bursting with everything--poetry, prose, remembrances, photos..."

"I was delighted to receive Ragged Lion. It lives and breathes, a generous offering of voices, memories, stirrings. I salute you. You saved a man's life, extended that life."

"Congratulations on a tremendous job on this labor of love and madness!"

"Lion roars! Hats off to you. Quite an achievement."

"Ragged Lion is terrific! A real classy work."

"God what a book! It has made me laugh and cry and then turned around and made me laugh and cry again!"

"You did a powerful thing! It's top shelf. Front line."

"I've read Ragged Lion three times cover to cover and laughed and cried and shook my head--man, a fantastic book. A classic."

"What a piece of work and love. Ragged Lion is incredible. Thanks so much on Jack's behalf and for his grandchildren and their children, etc."

"Ragged Lion is such a good tribute 'biography' of Micheline, it should in time be a collector's classic."