English Original
Wolf Moon —
the lingering memories
of nanny's tales
Under the Basho, November 18, 2025
Natalia Kuznetsova
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
狼月—
縈繞心頭
保母故事的回憶
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
狼月—
萦绕心头
保母故事的回忆
Bio Sketch
Living in Moscow, Russia, Natalia Kuznetsova is a teacher of English and freelance interpreter. Before discovering the haiku world, she wrote poetry in Russian. She started writing tanka and mostly haiku in English in 2007, and participated in numerous competitions worldwide and won some awards. She contributes regularly to World Haiku Review, Asahi Haikuist Network, Daily Haiku, Poetry Pea and other traditional and on-line publications. She was included on the list of "European Top 100 Most Creative Haiku Authors" from 2010 to 2023.
L1, "Wolf Moon," the traditional name for January's full moon, evokes the cold, darkness, and wilderness of midwinter, perfectly setting the stage for a campfire-style storytelling atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteThe juxtaposition of the vast, wintry outer world of the Wolf Moon with the warm, intimate inner world of nanny's tales in L3 creates a resonant emotional contrast, suggesting how childhood stories offered comfort against the unknown.
Furthermore, the word "lingering" in L2 subtly stretches the sense of time, allowing the memories to drift through the haiku like woodsmoke or winter mist—insubstantial yet enduring.