This Rendezvous with Life is a collection of new and previously published poetry and prose of the well-known southwest Virginia author and photographer, Diane Porter Goff. She holds a Master degree from Hollins University, and her writing has appeared in literary Journals such as The Sun, Artemis, Tourane, and Southern Distinctions. The poetry included within the present volume is divided into: Kin, This Natural World, The Big C, Two by Two, Spirit, and Poems for Children. This is followed by the prose works: Senator, John Epps and Miss Bessie, Caboose, Trip to Seychelles, Blue, and Meeting Kan.