“Yasbincek’s poetry has a beautiful clarity and occasionally, as in ‘cross’, a powerful religiously derived image – that of the pietà – underpins rather than overwhelms the poem. Her refined choice of words, and a truth of purpose in the employment of personal narrative, makes this work rewarding reading.”

— Angela Gardner, review of White Camel,
‘Reviews in Australian Studies, vol. 4 no. 2, 2010’

“Through her poetry, Yasbincek explores varied landscapes, from bushfires to the suburbs to the changing topography of pregnancy. As readers, we travel great distances in these poems. It is true that this work never seems to rest, preferring instead to barrel on through adversity and past obstacles. The poems collected here take us to new places and seek to impart some sense of growth, or an acquisition of knowledge, or, at the very least, a realization of experience as a result of a journey through fire.”

— Rohrbaugh, Stephanie. Review of Firelick,
‘Antipodes, vol. 19, no. 2, Dec. 2005’