from the Introduction by Oscar Soto

Sitting atop a bar stool safely out of the range of the spotlighted microphone stand, one may witness soul after soul taking turn, trying new ways to speak old truths, or old ways to speak new ones.  Present through all the spectrum of profundity, intent, and skill at these readings is the ego.  It pleads and demands to be recognized as part of that progressive cultural current that has been sweeping its way through the world for some time, and is finally finding its tributaries in America's Southeast.  If one were to ask me about the significance of my good friend sunRay as a poet, I would say that she has by no further effort than her good nature quieted this ego.  Claiming neither victim nor heroine, sunRay's poetry gives us the humble views of a single observer and remberer  of things.  This subdued ego, while enriched with a great appreciation for world literature and culture, remains very present in the complex and endeavoring heritage of today's Sough, and I believe it to be the mark of a true poetic spirit which guides her.