Everyday Mind XXVIII

By Tekkan

I am Tekkan. I have married the poetic forms of the sonnet and a following short poem. A story is told in the sonnet. The short poem offers a commentary or counterpoint to the sonnet - the combined poems have two endings. The meaning is direct - I want people to understand clearly. Metaphors are inspired by Shakespeare, the (aimed-for) precision imitates the Japanese. Mixing the sonnet with the tanka and haiku combines the sensibility of the Occident and the Orient - as I have done by living in America, England, and Japan.

Everyday Mind XXVIII also features villanelles, sestinas, terza rima sonnets, and two one-word/one-syllable poems.

"Tekkan" is the dharma name I was given. I use Zen mediation to make poetry of ordinary events. Tekkan means, Iron Man, a settled practitioner of great determination.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0B9FN518F
• ISBN13: 9798986726205
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Barry MacDonald
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"