Roko Papers – Duncan MacKay

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ISBN 978-1-912616-20-6 | Poetry | B Format (UK), Paperback, 106pp

From first meeting (‘Bring fast train change Nagoya’) the wonderful Roko—Kyoto astronomer, student of Zen—leads the author through the puzzles of physics, philosophy, and the subtle ways of Japan. If the way that can be spoken is not the actual way, this lyric series comes close as language allows. If the times when we are really thinking are often with someone else, this kanshanokimochi gives thanks, seeking by not seeking uta no kokoro, poem’s heart.

The pebble dropped quietly into the water leaves its reverberations. Through this astropoetic narrative, here in pursuit of there, the sound of rain needs no translation.