"Velasco's words and images linger in the reader's mind, as if a ghost had managed to enter one's peripheral vision and would not leave nor completely show itself. But it is there forever." - Jim Agustin, Poet

"...Tahimik na ligalig nga ang katangian nitong unang katipunan ng mga tula ng isang...marunong pumansin sa mga puwang na bumbuklod at naghihiwalay sa mga pangyayari't bagay." - Eduardo Jose E. Calasanz, Philosophy Professor, Ateneo de Manila University