Butterfly Dream: Animal Day Haiku by Dimitar Anakiev

English Original

Animal Day

lop-ears of a rabbit

full of jumping light

Rustic, 2010

Dimitar Anakiev

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

動物日

兔子的垂耳充滿

跳躍的光芒

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

动物日

兔子的垂耳充满

跳跃的光芒

Bio sketch

Dimitar Anakiev (aka Kamesan 亀さん, b. 1960 in Belgrade) poet, writer and filmmaker, began to write and publish poetry at the age of 13, and began writing haiku in 1985. He is the “father“ of many Balkan haiku projects such as Haiku Novine (Serbia) and Prijatelj and Apokalipsa haiku edition (Slovenia). He is a co-founder of World Haiku Association and co-editor of Knots: An Anthology of Southeatern European Haiku Poetry. His awards include the European Award: The Medal of Franz Kafka, The Museum of Haiku Literature Award, Haiku Society of America annual Merit Book Award and prizes from Mainichi Daily News, Daily Yomiuri (both Tokyo) and Azami (Osaka). He has also won several film awards, including the National Slovenian Award for best documentary film.

Butterfly Dream: Hero’s Monument Haiku by Dimitar Anakiev

English Original

beneath the foot

of the hero’s monument

the tourist’s shadow

Frogpond, 23:3, 2000

Dimitar Anakiev

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

英雄紀念碑

的腳下

遊客的影子

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

英雄纪念碑

的脚下

游客的影子

Bio sketch

Dimitar Anakiev (aka Kamesan 亀さん, b. 1960 in Belgrade) poet, writer and filmmaker, began to write and publish poetry at the age of 13, and began writing haiku in 1985. He is the “father“ of many Balkan haiku projects such as Haiku Novine (Serbia) and Prijatelj and Apokalipsa haiku edition (Slovenia). He is a co-founder of World Haiku Association and co-editor of Knots: An Anthology of Southeatern European Haiku Poetry. His awards include the European Award: The Medal of Franz Kafka, The Museum of Haiku Literature Award, Haiku Society of America annual Merit Book Award and prizes from Mainichi Daily News, Daily Yomiuri (both Tokyo) and Azami (Osaka). He has also won several film awards, including the National Slovenian Award for best documentary film.

Butterfly Dream: Border Stones Haiku by Dimitar Anakiev

English Original

Summer funeral --
border stones of my village
sunk deep in the earth

At the Tombstone

Dimitar Anakiev

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夏日喪禮－－
我村莊的邊界石頭
深陷泥層中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夏日丧礼－－
我村莊的边界石头
深陷泥层中


Bio sketch

Dimitar Anakiev (aka Kamesan 亀さん, b. 1960 in Belgrade) poet, writer and filmmaker, began to write and publish poetry at the age of 13, and began writing haiku in 1985. He is the “father“ of many Balkan haiku projects such as Haiku Novine (Serbia) and Prijatelj and Apokalipsa haiku edition (Slovenia). He is a co-founder of World Haiku Association and co-editor of Knots: An Anthology of Southeatern European Haiku Poetry. His awards include the European Award: The Medal of Franz Kafka, The Museum of Haiku Literature Award, Haiku Society of America annual Merit Book Award and prizes from Mainichi Daily News, Daily Yomiuri (both Tokyo) and Azami (Osaka). He has also won several film awards, including the National Slovenian Award for best documentary film.

Butterfly Dream: Troop Carrier Haiku by Dimitar Anakiev

English Original

Spring evening --
the wheel of a troop carrier
crushes a lizard

Konts: The Anthology of Southeastern European Haiku Poetry

Dimitar Anakiev


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

春天夜晚 --
軍用卡車的輪子
輾死一隻蜥蜴

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

春天夜晚－－
军用卡车的轮子
辗死一只蜥蜴


Bio sketch

Dimitar Anakiev (aka Kamesan 亀さん, b. 1960 in Belgrade) poet, writer and filmmaker, began to write and publish poetry at the age of 13, and began writing haiku in 1985. He is the “father“ of many Balkan haiku projects such as Haiku Novine (Serbia) and Prijatelj and Apokalipsa haiku edition (Slovenia). He is a co-founder of World Haiku Association and co-editor of Knots: An Anthology of Southeatern European Haiku Poetry. His awards include the European Award: The Medal of Franz Kafka, The Museum of Haiku Literature Award, Haiku Society of America annual Merit Book Award and prizes from Mainichi Daily News, Daily Yomiuri (both Tokyo) and Azami (Osaka). He has also won several film awards, including the National Slovenian Award for best documentary film.