Cool Announcement: New Release, In Sun, Snow & Rain Edited by A. A Marcoff

My Dear Readers:

I'm happy to share with you this exciting news: NeverEnding Story contributor, A A Marcoff, edited a new book, In Sun, Snow & Rain: Tanka from a World of Song, which was published in January 2023 by The British Haiku Society. It's a tanka anthology as a tribute to the late tanka poet, Linda Jeannette Ward

Haiku strike a momentary chord. Tanka sing, and leave a lingering spell. -- James Kirkup

Selected Tanka:

the comfort of tears

mirrored in dragonfly eyes

thousands of lives

all at once in the sun

pulling me into their dance

Linda Jeannette Ward

steam rising 

from our coffee cups …

silence 

hangs in the air

of our hazy past

Chen-ou Liu

breeze off the lake

I drift in and out

of love

I kiss the berry stains

on little fingers and toes

Marilyn Ashbaugh

we meet again

not knowing what to say

who will speak first?

a clash of waves

from different directions

Sue Richards 

a sliver

of day moon ...

saree slips

from the shoulder

of a nursing mom

Vandana Parashar

One Man's Maple Moon: Skin of Fire Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

an apple

tumbles down

into our reach

the sun golden

with a skin of fire

Time Haiku, 50, 2019

A A Marcoff

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一個蘋果

翻滾墜落

進入我們的視野

金色的太陽

包裹著一層火皮

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一个苹果

翻滚坠落

进入我们的视野

金色的太阳

包裹着一层火皮

 

 

Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet who lives near the beautiful River Mole in southern England. For 20 years he has been learning to "listen to the river," as in Hesse's "Siddhartha."  As Eliot said, "the river is within us." This is his walking meditation.

One Man's Maple Moon: Peregrine Falcon Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

a peregrine falcon
swift at the wall of space
stoops
into the wave
of the wind

Presence,  62, November 2018

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一隻獵鷹 

迅速飛抵太空之牆

然後向下俯衝

進入浪潮般 

的大風

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一只猎鹰

迅速飞抵太空之墙

然后向下俯冲 

进入浪潮般

的大风 

 

 

Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet, born in Iran, who has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan. He is a much-published mainstream poet as well as a writer of tanka. He lives near the beautiful River Mole in Surrey, England.

One Man's Maple Moon: Distance of Darkness Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

cold night:
between me & the stars
nothing
but the distance
of darkness

Blithe Spirit, 28:2, 2018

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

寒冷的夜晚：
在我和星星之間
空無一物
只剩下黑暗
的距離

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

寒冷的夜晚：
在我和星星之间
空无一物
只剩下黑暗
的距离

 

 

Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet, born in Iran, who has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan. He is a much-published mainstream poet as well as a writer of tanka. He lives near the beautiful River Mole in Surrey, England.

One Man's Maple Moon: Poppies Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

           poppies
           again
           & again
           & again
the open fields & the sky

Blithe Spirit, 28:4, 2018

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

   一大片罌粟花
        一次
       又一次
       又一次
開闊的田野和天空

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

   一大片罂粟花
       一次
       又一次
       又一次
开阔的田野和天空 


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet, born in Iran, who has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan. He is a much-published mainstream poet as well as a writer of tanka. He lives near the beautiful River Mole in Surrey, England.

One Man's Maple Moon: Morning Prayers Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

morning prayers
by the river
my words
become
birds

Blithe Spirit, 27:1, 2017

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在河邊
晨禱
我的話語
蛻變成
一群飛鳥

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在河边
晨祷
我的话语
蜕变成
一群飞鸟 


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet, born in Iran, who has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan. He is a much-published mainstream poet as well as a writer of tanka. He lives near the beautiful River Mole in Surrey, England.

One Man's Maple Moon: Robin's Song Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

rising
with the sun
how the world rings out
with the light
of a robin's song

Presence, 57, 2017

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

與太陽
一同升起來
隨著明亮的
知更鳥頌歌
這個世界遍地聲響

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

与太阳
一同升起来
随着明亮的
知更鸟颂歌
这个世界遍地声响 


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet, born in Iran, who has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan. He is a much-published mainstream poet as well as a writer of tanka. He lives near the beautiful River Mole in Surrey, England.

One Man's Maple Moon: Atomic Dream Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

I saw
a kingfisher
last night
burning in
a blue atomic dream

Blithe Spirit, 21:1, 2011

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

昨晚
我看見
一隻翠鳥
在藍色的原子夢中
激烈地燃燒

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

昨晚
我看见
一只翠鸟
在蓝色的原子梦中
激烈地燃烧


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet, born in Iran, who has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan. He is a much-published mainstream poet as well as a writer of tanka. He lives near the beautiful River Mole in Surrey, England.

One Man's Maple Moon: Wave Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

a lifetime
wandering
by the sea
I become at last
just another wave

Time Haiku, 46, 2017

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一生
在海邊
飄蕩
終於我成為
只是另一道海浪

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一生
在海边
飘荡
终于我成为
只是另一道海浪


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet, born in Iran, who has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan. He is a much-published mainstream poet as well as a writer of tanka. He lives near the beautiful River Mole in Surrey, England.

One Man's Maple Moon: Wild Flowers Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

to pass quietly
from one world
to the next
gathering wild flowers
in my mind

Blithe Spirit, 29:4, 2010

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

安靜地
從一個世界過渡
到另一個世界
在我腦海裡
採集一束野花

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

安静地
从一个世界过渡
到另一个世界
在我脑海里
采集一束野花


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet who was born in Iran and has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan, where he taught at a high school in Tokyo. He has settled in England and lives near the beautiful River Mole.

(Editor's Note: This is the last tanka accepted for consideration for inclusion in One Man's Maple Moon Anthology, IV, and the tanka selected for the anthology will be announced in mid May)

One Man's Maple Moon: Summer Breeze Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

all that
we have been through
all that we have been
a twist of wood
a summer breeze

Presence, 45, 2012

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

所有這一切
我們曾經歷過
我們曾擁有過
一根扭曲的木頭
一陣夏日的微風

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

所有这一切
我们曾经历过
我们曾拥有过
一根扭曲的木头
一阵夏日的微风


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet who was born in Iran and has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan, where he taught at a high school in Tokyo. He has settled in England and lives near the beautiful River Mole.

One Man's Maple Moon: Place of No Memory Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

I have come
to a place
of no memory --
white butterflies,
pure breeze, light

Presence, 55, 2016

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我到訪
一個沒有留存記憶
的地方 --
白蝴蝶，
清風，陽光

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我到访
一个没有留存记忆
的地方 --
白蝴蝶，
清风，阳光


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet who was born in Iran and has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan, where he taught at a high school in Tokyo. He has settled in England and lives near the beautiful River Mole.

One Man's Maple Moon: River Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

a world
beyond thought
the river flows
into light
like a swan

Presence, 56, 2016

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

超越思維
的一個世界
一條河流
像是天鵝
流向明亮之處

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

超越思维
的一个世界
一条河流
像是天鹅
流向明亮之处


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet who was born in Iran and has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan, where he taught at a high school in Tokyo. He has settled in England and lives near the beautiful River Mole.