Shadwell Hills

The art of the haiku, evolving out of centuries-old traditions and syllabic conventions, is a form of Japanese lyric poetry which demands sure-footed control and, at the same time, light-winged delicacy from every word breathed into its triad of lines. In SHADWELL HILLS, Rebecca Lilly has faced up to this mission with grace, sensibility, and a philosophical steadfastness which bring out the rich depth of these brief experiences. For though the poet sustains the customary focus of the haiku ...