WE, WHO WALKED BENEATH THE STARSWe, Who Walked Beneath The Stars was written by Ray Dio Ryterski over the span of about two years. The idea to compose a collection came to Ray after the title poem lost a poetry contest. After failing to publish the title poem as a stand alone piece, Ray thought about what they wanted to do with the poem, not wanting to let it sit and collect dust. It was then that Ray had the idea to write a collection based upon and woven around the title piece.