"Kerry Lynn Cochran presents her view simply without being one-dimensional and without preaching. She has reintroduced the figure of speech as a critical element in poetry and takes the concept of free verse to a new plateau "I Am Rich; Yet Still Poor is worth whatever you have to do to get a copy of it. Kerry Cochran takes an objective view to which she chooses to pay attention she finds layers of meaning teaching her readers by the example of poetry to be patient enough to perceive what is in front of us in this moment and reveal the values that people take for granted."