Praise for Hot Flashes: Maiduguri Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka:

"Though there are serious undertones at times, the comic poems centered on small details and brief dialogues really make the collection and stay in the mind. Stevenson shows himself to be a virtuoso of the haiku, and also shows how in a globalized culture a Canadian poet can successfully use Japanese forms to illuminate African realities." --Graham Good, Canadian Literature

Praise for Learning To Breathe:

"The power of Stevenson's poetry lies in a reliance on the particularities of personal experience, and in a forceful combination of narrative and lyric styles that successfully portray the several seasons of being male." --Matthew Manera, The Canadian Forum