John Hutchinson's poetry in Beckoned by Water: Called to Other Shores is profound, humorous, sad, and deliberately accessible. He takes the reader on an unforgettable journey where water finds entry into each poem of this collection. His attention ranges wide -- from the fish left outside in the freezing rain to the hushed quiet of a remote forest, from the faces of fear caught in a raging nighttime storm over the Chesapeake to the waves breaking over a coral reef in Mexico, from the frigate birds soaring across a blue Belizean sky to the attractive woman in her courtyard bath in Italy, and to an early morning walk as mist rises from the waters of the Mekong. John Hutchinson writes with his eyes open to the world around him and makes it unforgettable.