Is It the Wind That Howls?

In this book, Joy and I find ourselves entrenched in the wonder of the ryuka triptych, a collaborative poem which brings together three ryuka of four lines with a syllable pattern of 8-8-8-6. Though modern ryuka often rejects syllable patterns, our love for numbers and patterns has beaten a steady path for us and, consequently, we have never strayed. Come along with us . . . Liam Wilkinson *************** . . . What I have not seen before is the strange, new alloy of dream, calm and beauty that happens between the covers of 'is it the wind that howls?' when these two unique poets collide, melding their love of ancient Cathay's legendary poets. Larry Kimmel