	Elizabeth Yahn Williams
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	I was fortunate enough in late 2005 to become acquainted with Bob Lundy when I was engaged to be the Poetry Program Director at the Solana Beach Library. One thing led to another, and we have been writing and performing as a team ever since. We have very different styles and approaches to poetry. One day he was teasing me about one of my pieces, and quickly dashed off what he called a “counterpoem” to my poem. I retaliated in kind. From this exchange was born our series of “Hither and Yahn” books, in which we have placed pairs of poems and counterpoems on a variety of subjects. This is one of our (excuse me, his) favorite examples:
	Royal Waistcoat My polyester waistcoat jacket made with crinkly nylon (so it's easy to pack it) brings romance and joy to my day, transforming my fat -- at least ten pounds away, bestowing entitlement: . . . ‘E M P R E S S AT P L A Y’ . Elizabeth Yahn Williams	About Your Majesty’s New Waistcoat… Style has a cost: All my cash may be lost, So please show concern for finances. As the Empress cavorts, plays, and dances, For her ankles and knees, have a care. No doubt scales will reveal that Those ten pounds of real fat Are still sitting solidly there. Robert Thomas Lundy
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