"The poems of Harold L. Gray, which range from humorous to serious, reveal a young man grappling with the great questions of purpose and being that trouble all serious thinkers. They also show, through echoes of numerous 19th and early 20th century poets, particularly Carl Sandburg and e. e. cummings, that Harold was a careful student of poetry."
-- Stephen E. Meats, Professor, Pittsburg State University & Chair of English Poetry Editor, The Midwest Quarterly
“The poems display an exuberant interest in the possibilities of poetic form.”
--Raymond F. Hilliard, Professor of English, University of Richmond
"I love poetry, though I admit I don’t spend nearly enough time either writing it or reading it...In the end, this may not be poetry on a par with, say, Robert Frost’s or others who were writing at the same time. But the words come from a man of faith who is searching for meaning in a world that seems to offer to him many entry points to find such meaning. And so it forces the readers to confront the same eternal questions Gray faced."
--Bill Tammeus http://billtammeus.typepad.com
Mr. Tammeus writes for the Kansas City Star
"Dad never wrote a word of poetry after he graduated in 1941," Gray said. "Why did he stop? He was good. You students here at my reading today, what don’t you do now that you used to enjoy doing? You’ll get out of school one of these days and get involved with a job, career and family. But hang on to something fun — don’t lose your passion."
The Morning Sun
Pittsburg, KS
Wednesday, March 05, 2008 Morning Sun
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