In the Company of Crows:
HAIKU and TANKA Between the Tides
by Carole MacRury
Illustrated by Ion Codrescu
Edited by Cathy Drinkwater Better
Introduction by Beverley George
Published by Black Cat Press
Soft cover, perfect bound
160 pp
Trim size: 5.25 in. x 8.5 in.
Cover price: $18.00 (postpaid)
ISBN 0-9766407-7-5
When I first got my hands on Carole MacRury's book, In The Company of Crows: HAIKU and TANKA Between the Tides, I knew it was going to be good. Edited by Cathy Drinkwater Better, a skillful editor and poet herself, illustrated by one of the best sumi-e painters, Ian Condescu, and generously filled with tanka and haiku by one of my favourite poets, what was not to like?
The book appealed to me because Carole is a sharp, vivid writer, with clear, concise lines and imagery. The emotions in her tanka are tautly expressed. However, the book appealed to me on another level. As a Canadian who lives her life on both sides of the border, as does Carole MacRury, there was plenty to speak to me as well.
I get a lot of email from people asking me what tanka and haiku are, and how to write it. Besides directing them to articles on the form, I also direct them to books. This will be one of them.
The book is available directly from the author for $18.00 in US funds. Send cash, check, or money order, made payable to “Carole MacRury,” to: In the Company of Crows, c/o Carole MacRury, 1636 Edwards Drive, Point Roberts, WA 98281 USA.
For more information, e-mail:
macrury@whidbey.com
