Reviewing both volumes for America, John Breslin noted the similarities between the two: "Even if her first book of poems had not been published simultaneously, the language she uses in Pilgrim would have given her away."
在杂志America中，John Breslin对这两卷书评论到这两本书的相似之处：“尽管她的第一本诗集不是同时发布的，她在《朝圣者》中运用的语言一样会让她漏出马脚。