Tony Quagliano's contributions to Hawai'i and to the world of poetry weremany and wide ranging. His was a singular voice in poetry. He reveled inthe possibilities of language, the sounds of words, and the potential forphilosophical complexities. He was feisty, humorous, joyfully exuberantand had an inviolable sense of justice. This collection of his workexemplifies that existence and shows us all that Language Matters.