"If your average nature poem is like being forced to watch your great Aunt's vacation slide show, then Steve Bloom's ‘Flower Plots’ is like watching Microcosm or Fantasia."—Vanessa Boyd, writer and performer.

“Steve Bloom is a poet worth listening to”—Dennis Brutus, South African poet and political activist.

"Steve Bloom's poetry combines political commentary with consistent optimism and humanity, a genuine appreciation of what social change is all about (and what it is for)"—Theresa El-Amin, founder and Director of the Southern Anti-Racism Network.

"Steve, You know what you're doing"—Martin Espada, poet.

“Steve Bloom shows us the world through an unflinching lens. A fearless poet."—Christine Goodman, Founder/Director, Art House Productions.

“Steve Bloom’s poetry sings with solidarity for the oppressed, zings the oppressors appropriately, shines with imagery and style in its presentation"—Ira Grupper, labor newspaper columnist and activist.

"I'm always glad to read your stuff, whether or not it may go in the mag”—Tim Hall, editor, Struggle magazine

“With wit and precise language Steve Bloom honors the fragility of nature and the tenacity of the human spirit.”—Pat Jordan, Poets Anonymous, Jackson, MS.

“Steve Bloom always tries to get  to the heart of it through flirtation or, if need be,  by cutting straight through the skin”—LisaAnn LoBasso, poet.

"Nice website, Steve. Keep up the good work & I'll c u on the poetry circuit”—"Obsidian," NYC poet, co-host of “Shout Out at Otto’s ShrunkenHead.”

"You've brought some wonderful poetry into my life"—Su Polo, founder and co-host of the Saturn poetry readings in NYC.
  

"You write with feathers, and yet your words pierce me like bullets coming out of a machine gun"—Marisol Ruiz, friend and NYC activist.

“I'm already thinking about the next Nobel prize in literature”—Michael Schiffmann, German author, Race Against Death (expose re the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal).

"I have enjoyed Steve Bloom's poetry for many years. It shows a true and loyal heart (hard to come by these days), and, of course, an anti-authoritarian politic (also in short supply)"—Lynne Stewart, NYC activist attorney. 

"Steve Bloom’s reaction to the miracles and horrors of life, to the sublime found in the mundane—along with a continual outpouring of love for his fellow humans—is an inspiration"—Doug Stuber,  Poet: Chonnam University, S. Korea