desert journey --
camels follow shadow
after shadow
Highly Commendation, 2015 Creatrix Haiku Prize
Pravat Kumar Padhy
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
沙漠之旅 --
一列駱駝跟隨一個影子
又一個影子
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
沙漠之旅 --
一列骆驼跟随一个影子
又一个影子
Bio Sketch
Pravat Kumar Padhy hails from Odisha, India. He holds Masters in Science and Technology and a Ph.D from IIT- Dhanbad. His literary work cited in Spectrum History of Indian Literature in English, Alienation in Contemporary Indian English Poetry, Cultural and Philosophical Reflections in Indian Poetry in English, etc. His Japanese short forms of poetry appeared in various international journals and anthologies. His tanka, ‘I mingle’ is featured in the “Kudo Resource Guide”, Cal Performances, University of California, Berkeley, 2014/2015 Season.His haiku won Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Honourable Mention Award, Canada, UNESCO International Year of Water Co-operation, The Kloštar Ivanić International Haiku Contest, Creatrix Haiku Commendation Award, IAFOR Vladimir Devide Haiku Award and 7th Setouchi Matsuyama International Photo Haiku Award.
L1 sets the theme/scene while the use of repetition in Ls 2&3 visually and emotionally strengthens the thematic focus of L1.
ReplyDeletePravat's desert journey haiku is highly cinematic and reads well as a poetic rendering of the establishing shot of a Hollywood desert movie.
Thank you, Chen, for your poignant comment. I highly appreciate your poetic endeavour and boundless spirit.
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