Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Butterfly Dream: Yard Haiku by Jack Galmitz

English Original

the yard: a birdbath, a chainsaw

yards & lots, 2012

Jack Galmitz


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

院子:一個鳥浴盆,一把電鋸

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

院子:一个鸟浴盆,一把电锯


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.

2 comments:

  1. Structurally speaking, this one-line haiku is divided into two parts by the use of a colon. The first part, "the yard," sets up an urban social space upon which the second part acts/performs. And the second part of the poem is further divided into two subparts by the use of a comma. Through the juxtaposition/collocation of these two subparts, the possible meanings/connotations emerge from the reader's observations of/reflections on daily encounters with his/her urban surroundings.

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  2. Here is another "yard" haiku by Jack Galmitz

    the yard: a pile of tires, a baseball

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