Andrew Leggett's poetry embraces the sacred and profane with insight, irreverence, compassion and humour. No subject is too sacred to be brought down and interrogated under a brittle light. Playing with form, he is as skilful in rap as in variations on the Petrarchian sonnet. He shifts smoothly from personal narratives into voices unconstrained by species, gender or fashion. Old Time Religion celebrates our fallen state, with grief at our losses, and awe at our capacity to endure and love. Bridging the world of dreams and the conflicts of everyday life, he is truly a poet for the New Millennium. "Leggett's distinctive tone is realised...as a dense ferocity. His method is confrontational, his insights acute." - Judith Rodriguez, Deakin University "He writes from the perspective of a man caught in the crossfire of the timeless battle between the old gods and the new." - Michael Sariban "His wordscapes illuminate a tragi-comic world of flesh and spirit, singing of transcendance...with sidetrips into the macabre...subverting normality with heart and humour." - Phil Brown, The Courier-Mail