first calligraphy
the feel of it
on rice paper
writing a love letter
to my deceased mother
A Solitary Woman, 2013
Pamela A. Babusci
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
第一次寫書法
感受到它在宣紙上
滑動的感覺
一封充滿親情的書信
給我已故的母親
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
第一次写书法
感受到它在宣纸上
滑动的感觉
一封充满亲情的书信
给我已故的母亲
Bio Sketch
Pamela
A. Babusci is an internationally award winning haiku, tanka poet and
haiga artist. Some of her awards include: Museum of Haiku Literature
Award, International Tanka Splendor Awards, First Place Yellow Moon
Competition (Aust) tanka category, First Place Kokako Tanka
Competition,(NZ) First Place Saigyo Tanka Awards (US), Basho Festival
Haiku Contests (Japan). Pamela has illustrated several books,
including: Full Moon Tide: The Best of Tanka Splendor Awards, Taboo Haiku, Chasing the Sun, Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka, and A Thousand Reasons 2009. Pamela was the founder and now is the solo Editor of Moonbathing: a journal of women’s tanka; the first all women’s tanka journal in the US.
Pamela’s tanka effectively builds, poetic phrase (ku)/line by poetic phrase (ku)/line, to an unexpected yet emotionally powerful ending that has the most weight and reveals the theme of love and grief.
ReplyDeleteIn addition to unexpected emotional poignancy of L5, the power of this heartfelt tanka is demonstrated through this visual evocation and tactile sensibility of the opening imagery (Ls 1-3).
Her beautifully-crafted tanka reminds me of one of my calligraphy haiku on a similar topic:
thinking of mom ...
the calligraphy
of snow geese
Third Place, 2015 Griffin-Farlow Haiku Award