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Silk:
Meditations on T’ai-Chi Ch’uan

Poetic series
by Morgan Grayce Willow
Shu Kuang Press, 2009

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“In Silk, Morgan Grayce Willow carefully moves us through the postures of the T’ai-Chi Chuan form, illuminating them in both a personal and a universal way. Just as silk flows gently through our hands, so do these poems, leaving behind such richness.”

— Mary Logue, Author, Meticulous Attachment

 

“Morgan Grayce Willow's poems delicately weave the ancient notions of t'ai chi with encounters of inner clarity, nature, and mind.”

— Barbara Davis, Author, The Taijiquan Classics: An Annotated Translation; Editor, Taijiquan Journal

 

“By harmonizing these two excellences in her book Silk, Morgan shares her unique insights as a poet and T’ai-Chi practioner. Sit back, relax, and let these moving words influence your moving art.”

— Sifu Ray Hayward, Editor & Compiler, Real Gold does Not Fear the Fire: The Teachings of Grand Master Wai-lun Choi; T’ai-Chi Ch’uan: Lessons with Master T.T. Liang. Rev. & Expanded Edition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Poet

Morgan Grayce Willow first encountered T’ai-Chi Chuan in northern California in the late seventies when she learned the Yang style short form. Her serious practice began in 1996 when she discovered Twin Cities T’ai-Chi Ch’uan. In 2004, Morgan was initiated into seventh generation discipleship of Yang style T’ai-Chi Ch’uan in the lineage of Shu-Kuang (Ray Hayward) and Huei-ming (Paul Abdella), Master Liang tung-tsai, and Professor Cheng Man-ch’ing.

The only thing Morgan has done longer than practice T’ai-Chi is write poetry. Her poetry publications include chapbooks Spinnerets, Arpeggio of Appetite, The Maps are Words, and collections Silk and Between. Also an essayist, Morgan contributed the title piece in Riding Shotgun: Women Write about Their Mothers and published Crossing that Bridge about making literary events accessible to deaf audiences. Morgan teaches at Minneapolis Community & Technical College, as well as The Loft Literary Center.