Monday, May 27, 2013

Butterfly Dream: Full Moon Haiku by Ed Baker

English Original

full moon
returning
to an empty house

Full Moon

Ed Baker


Chinese Translation (Traditional)
   
滿月
回到
一間空屋

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

满月
回到
一间空屋


Bio Sketch

Born in Washington, D.C. in 1941, Ed Baker is an artist and poet who resides in Washington, D.C.. He is 72. Full Moon and Stone Girl E-pic are two of his recent titles. For more information about his work, see Joseph Hutchison's and John Mingay's  reviews.

4 comments:

  1. Without using punctuation, Ed skillfully employs the technique of semantic ambiguity to offer the reader multiple readings. And the shift in mood is emotionally poignant.

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  2. a ku for all seasons (but why the repetition in capitalised italics?)

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    1. The second 'Full Moon' is the title of Ed's book.

      Chen-ou

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  3. we know that already from the page title - his name credit tagged to the ku (as a standard courtesy) is fine

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