Friday, November 15, 2013

Butterfly Dream: Psychiatrists Haiku by Kelley White

English Original

psychiatrists
eating cinnamon buns
(with knives and forks)

Kelley White


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

精神科醫生
吃肉桂麵包
(他們用刀叉)

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

精神科医生
吃肉桂麵包
(他们用刀叉)


Bio Sketch

Pediatrician Kelley White worked in inner-city Philadelphia and now works in rural New Hampshire. Her poems have appeared in journals including Exquisite Corpse, Rattle and JAMA.  Her most recent books are TOXIC ENVIRONMENT (Boston Poet Press) and TWO BIRDS IN FLAME (Beech River Books.) She received a 2008 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant.

1 comment:

  1. Kelley's use of () successfully creates dramatic signaling to spark the reader's reflection on the functional meaning of L1.

    A well-crafted haiku with an aesthetic focus on the 'hai.'

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