“This collection is a must-read for those on the path of deconstructing and reconstructing the world of their souls. Each poem is a companion for this journey, offering resonant and timely insights. Beautifully written, these words will stay with you long after the last page.”

"If you’re beginning to wonder if you’ve spent too long chasing answers and not long enough sitting with the questions, this collection is for you. In When the Questions Come, Sarah Katreen Hoggatt wanders the unmarked paths with guides as varied and trustworthy as the dead and the ocean, the squirrel at the feeder, and her own wise self. Let go of trusting your own knowing, she invites. Take a walk and find out what’s around the next bend. Come, breathe these pieces as meditation, as prayer. Pour these poems over your thirsty soul and find, along with Hoggatt, that the questions themselves will shape us more deeply than an answer we are told is true."

“This book reveals hidden rooms in the mansion of time where writer and reader meet to share consolations of thought. Poem by poem, this book will open doors to those rooms where you may seek who you are behind all frenzied obligation and haste.”

{"Come, find your place in the darkness this work beckons, and I am glad to follow. Sarah Katreen Hoggatt has gone to the edges, out to the horizon, into the deep, and she speaks with a voice both kind and urgent. Put yourself at the center of your life, she calls. Be courageous enough/to pick up the brush. From the safe harbor of solitude, Sarah listens for the lessons of the storms. Let the rain/nourish the world, she says, as she creates space for herself and the reader to feel my soul/free to show its eyes. This collection offers a chance to set aside the clamor of the calendar and the pressures of the open holes/of needs for others and return to the heart of the deeper yes." Let go of trusting your own knowing, she invites. Take a walk and find out what’s around the next bend. Come, breathe these pieces as meditation, as prayer. Pour these poems over your thirsty soul and find, along with Hoggatt, that the questions themselves will shape us more deeply than an answer we are told is true."

“'In the Wild Places' can be likened to the experience of a good glass of wine — the earthy tones, the inebriating metaphors, the way one’s pace is slowed as each sip is imbibed. Every word gives off an aroma that allures the reader down a path — sometimes into the very arms of God and at other times to question the very depth of the soul. This is no ordinary book of poems, but a cellar of poetic maturing wines ready to tantalize our taste buds, give new flavor to our spiritual journey, and allow us to get intoxicated on the deeper meanings of life. Grab a glass, pour generously, and drink deeply — you are guaranteed to find yourself 'In the Wild Places.'”

“Sarah Katreen Hoggatt’s poems articulate her relationship with others and nature in authentic language and images readers will find engaging and easy to identify with. Her conversational style invites us to explore our own inner terrain imaginatively and honestly.”

“In 'In the Wild Places,' Sarah Katreen Hoggatt has provided us with a delightful and refreshing book of poems drawing us into the Wild Places where God’s presence is manifested. I loved its refreshing and deeply personal insights into the nature of God and God’s world. This is a great book for reflection and meditation!”