"This is a rich and cohesive collection that treats heroism in many forms and guises without apology and with much exuberance and good humour. Lemm has an ear for cadence and by drawing allusions from social culture and history he creates a resonant verse that bursts with energy and personality." - Prairie Fire Review of Books

"It's important to stress that gloom does not dominate this book. There are poems of sorrow and loss, certainly, but Lemm's recollections are kindled with moments of humour and with magic as in his haunting 'Hendrix of Arabia,' about the rebirth of a rebellious spirit of defiance and doubt that has shown up among troops throughout history." - Malahat Review

"Burning House leaves the reader with a yearning for more of Lemm's undeniably masculine poetic voice.... It is his frankness and refusal to romanticize the key moments in his poems that allows his verse to take on sensuousness that is as authentic as it is provocative." - Canadian Literature