"This is a thoughtful, passionate piece of work. . . . Diamonds is a wonderful look at how softball is woven into our lives, our heritage, our sensibilities. For jocks, fans, and academics alike, this is a must read." --Women in Libraries
		"Here is a fresh, bold and compelling book about the redeeming powers of earthly love in a life saturated with loss." --Letter eX
		"Aided by a keen sense of observation, Zipter manages to find some—often hilarious—universal truths. If anyone ever thinks about putting together a Lesbian time capsule for the 1990's, Ransacking the Closet definitely deserves to be included. Recommended." --In Step
		"This ["Punctuation"] is a gorgeous poem, one that must have required a great deal of time and personal growth for that kind of deflection of the personal grief into a conceptual frame or architectonic." --Lucia Cordell Getsi, editor, Spoon River Poetry Review