Neruda, Rilke, D.H. Lawrence, E. F. Benson, Norman Douglas, Lawrence Durrell, W. H. Auden, & Ingrid Bergman all came to the islands off the south-western coast of Italy seeking creative & personal freedom, & left fame & notoriety in their wake. In ” Reflections on Blue Water, ” Alan Ross reflects on the islands that he first visited in 1948, revisiting them through a lifetime`s reading. A brilliant guide & companion, he brings a poet`s perception to the glorious land & seascape.