worn-out stairs
up to my old mother’s home -
an owl hooting
The Heron’s Nest, 2007
Saša Važić
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
舊階直通到
母親的老屋
貓頭鷹的哀鳴
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
旧阶直通到
母亲的老屋
猫头鹰的哀鸣
Bio Sketch
Saša Važić is a freelance journalist, astrologer, translator, writer of prose and poetry, essays, and book reviews. Member of the Literary Translators of Serbia, Co-Owner, Co-Publisher and Co-Editor of Simply Haiku, Editor of bilingual Haiku Reality, member of the editorial board of Haiku Novine (Niš, Serbia), International Editor for moonset (Oregon, USA). Her haiku have been translated into 18 languages and included in numerous haiku magazines and anthologies. So far she has received 44 awards in the haiku contests, both nationally and internationally. She authored an e-book entitled muddy shoes candy heart, and translated 35 books of haiku poetry by Serbian and international authors into English. She also translated David G Lanoue’s novels, Haiku Guy and Laughing Buddha, into Serbian.
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