"It Was Getting Late" comes at a time of widespread disorientation and disaggregation, when empowering stories of reciprocity, intimacy and connection between lost individuals are much needed. As a reader, I heard distant echoes of Francesco Petrarch and Pable Neruda in these verses; as a writer, I was reminded that one of our greatest challenges is to create a language that embodies Dante’s timeless idea of love as spiritual union of two souls, a union souls seek by nature.’ – Raphael d’Abdon, author of "Sunnyside Nightwalk" and "Salt Water"
