‘If you are a lover of poetry, you will be proud to own this volume.’ Bonzer
‘Cronin’s intelligence and delight in risk distinguish yet another triumph.’ canberratimes.com
‘Cronin displays an attractively light touch throughout … it is full of riches, a substantial work that stands alongside the poet’s finest. ’ Sydney Review of Books
‘The World Last Night brings MTC Cronin perilously closer than almost any other Australian poet to being labelled a visionary.’ Overland
‘Cronin’s poetry does have a way of creeping up on you … because there’s an inventive, playful, reckless energy about it.’ Queensland Review
‘Highly recommended.’ Judges’ comments, 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
‘The World Last Night is an impressive collection from a most diverse and agile poet.’ Australian Poetry Journal
'The stresses in these lines compose a simple but elegant music, accompanying the sly diction like a tom-tom snapping time for a violin.’ Antipodes
‘Each poem is fashioned distinctively. Penetrating clarity and specificity of dialectic. Cronin’s music is both varied and strong, though it can be subtle, even tender.’ Wasafiri Magazine of International Contemporary Writing