Cover Art © Pamela Silin-Palmer, 1978, 2000 |
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Then, on the evening of July 16, 1976, while the rest of the party was still out truffling, fate struck as Silin worked alone in the yard. A pack of deranged wild boars, evidently driven into a rage by the herd of trained and pampered trufflers invading theri territory, launched a counterattack, savagely shredding the wooden fence, and treeing Silin in a fortuitously nearby chestnut. The life's work of the recluse bard was lost to angry hooves and snouts. But fate was not so cruel as to rob us entirely of this unsung lyricist. Fortunately the 'Love' poems had already been copied, and Silin was able to reconstruct from memory many details of Winkley's life which he had revealed in his epistle to Jarry. Then noted artist Karen Kariya was called upon to recreate the spirit of Winkely's sketches. Silin, the only living human being to have had the opportunity to scrutinize Winkley's artwork, made this comparison of their work: "Kariya's line is smoother, surer, of course. But as for the essential spirit -- it's truly amazing!" Here, drawings and poems side by side, as the poet no doubt would have wished, are published for the first time THE LOVE POEMS OF HONNIKER WINKLEY. --From the back of the book |
The Love Poems of Honniker Winkley was first published in 1978 by Lancaster-Miller Publishers, Berkeley, CA. It is currently out of print
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