A few thoughts from others...
"It is a delight to work with poet and writer Steve Kuusisto as a commentator on National Public Radio's evening news program, All Things Considered. Steve is warm, witty, and extremely insightful. Millions of listeners love his on air messages ... I am a steadfast fan!" - Marika Partridge, NPR’s All Things Considered
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"He is a powerful writer with a musical ear for language and a gift for emotional candor. He has written a book that makes the reader understand the terrifying experience of blindness and that stands on its own as a lyrical memoir of a poet" - Michiko Kakutani, NEW YORK TIMES
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"You have a number of unique gifts that you are able to share with your audience, namely a fertile mind with wonderful insights and a rich vocabulary and delivery that is both entertaining and provocative. Your positive mental attitude and delightful sense of humor gave our staff and volunteers a real high." - John P. O’Brien, President, Cleveland Sight Center
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"If you are going to be on the agenda, try to arrange it so that you speak ahead of Steve. He is the proverbial tough act to follow... A captivating communicator, he can either make you laugh out loud or he can bring a lump to your throat as he reveals the will and the spirit that have made him an inspiration to anyone who meets him, whether sighted or blind. An international traveler with an unending repertoire of tales and experiences, Steve is the only person I know who can speak with equal eloquence about Enrico Caruso and Carl Yastremszki, not to mention the ADA and issues of emotional intelligence!" - William D. Badger, President and CEO, Guiding Eyes for the Blind
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"... as Kuusisto muses on how blindness is perceived by the sighted world and relates his fearsome and wonderful adventures before and after he finally teamed up with a guide dog, his incredible resolve, good humor, and irrepressible love for life remind us of the awesome power of the imagination, and the true meaning of vision." - Donna Seaman, Booklist Magazines
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"A talented writer judged against any standard, Kuusisto opens the world of the disabled in Planet of the Blind. He does it without self pity, and he does it without gratuitous lecturing." - Delrdre Donahue, USA TODAY
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