Monday, December 25, 2017

Butterfly Dream: Blizzard Haiku by Alexey Andreev

English Original

Christmas ...
out of the blizzard
a pizza man

13th Place, European Quarterly Kukai, 11

Alexey Andreev


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

聖誕節 ...
從大風雪中走出來
披薩送貨員

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

圣诞节 ...
从大风雪中走出来
披萨送货员 


Bio Sketch

Alexey Andreev was born in 1971 in Novgorod, Russia and graduated from Leningrad State University as a mathematician. In 1997, he created the first Russian haiku e-zine Haiku.ru. His awards include the 2nd prize in the Mainichi Haiku Contest 1997 and the 1st place in the AIHN Japan-Russia Haiku Contest 2013.

1 comment:

  1. The unexpected yet visually powerful last line effectively enhances the "hai" (comic) aspect of this "white Christmas" haiku.

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