Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Butterfly Dream: Drunk Father Haiku by Jack Galmitz

English Original

passed out drunk
a father sleeps on the couch
his daughter's doll crushed

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Jack Galmitz


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一位父親醉倒不省人事
睡在沙發上
他女兒的娃娃被壓碎

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一位父亲醉倒不省人事
睡在沙发上
他女儿的娃娃被压碎


Bio Sketch

Jack Galmitz was born in NYC in 1951. He received a Ph.D in English from the University of Buffalo.  He is an Associate of the Haiku Foundation and Contributing Editor at Roadrunner Journal.  His most recent books are Views (Cyberwit.net,2012), a genre study of minimalist poetry, and Letters (Lulu Press, 2012), a book of poetry.  He lives in New York with his wife and stepson.

1 comment:

  1. In Ls 1&2, Jack gives a vivid character portrayal while the connovatively rich image of L3 defines a father-daughter relationship.

    Read the context of the doll culture, his use of synecdoche is psychologically effective.


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