I Have Become Familiar with the Rain

"Crawford's book I Have Become Familiar With the Rain is filled with poems of tremendous imagery causing the reader to feel an immediacy with the subject matter. His poetry of youth is especially effective. . . . . Whether it is these scenes of boyhood and family or scenes of his travels to Greece, as in 'Delphi's Song', 'I Prefer not To', and 'Calvary', Crawford's poetry comes alive with the right metaphor and image." - Yasuhiro Kawamura