Sunday, November 12, 2017

One Man's Maple Moon: Smallest Hours Tanka by Helen Buckingham

English Original

emailing away
the smallest hours
from England to Canada
everything from poetry
to Coronation Street

Little Purple Universes, 2011

Helen Buckingham


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

凌晨時刻
發送電子郵件
從英國到加拿大
我們無所不談從詩歌
到電視節目加冕街

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

凌晨时刻
发送电子邮件
从英国到加拿大
我们无所不谈从诗歌
到电视节目加冕街


Bio Sketch

Helen Buckingham lives in Wells, UK.  In 2009 she came third in the Saigyo Awards. In 2011, she and Angela Leuck produced a joint collection titled Little Purple Universes. Her solo collection from the same year,  Armadillo Basket (Waterloo Press), contains tanka, haiku and haibun alongside a variety of western styles.

1 comment:

  1. Helen gives the reader a vivid sketch of an internet-mediated life combined with high culture (poetry) and popular culture (Tv show, Coronation Street).

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