shooting stars…
the fizz of champagne
on my tongue
2nd place, Shiki Kukai February 2012
Stella Pierides
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
流星
香檳嘶嘶聲
在我的舌尖
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
流星
香槟嘶嘶声
在我的舌尖
Bio Sketch
Born in Athens, Greece, Stella Pierides now divides her time between Neusäß, Germany and London, England. In her heart, she lives somewhere on the Aegean coast. She writes poetry and prose because she has to. Her work has been included in anthologies, in print, online journals and elsewhere. She has co-edited and contributed to Even Paranoids Have Enemies (Routledge), and Beyond Madness (JKP). Poetry book "in the Garden of Absence," Fruit Dove Press, Neusaess, 2012. She blogs at http://stellapierides.com/blog and tweets at http://Twitter.com/stellapierides.
Stella's skillful use of synaesthesia greatly enhances the celebratory mood of the poem.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Stella - pop that cork! :)
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