Stop counting syllables,
start counting the dead.
Past All Traps
Don Wentworth
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
停止數算音節，
開始計算死亡人數。
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
停止数算音节，
开始计算死亡人数。
Bio Sketch
Don Wentworth is a Pittsburgh-based poet whose work reflects his interest in the revelatory nature of brief, haiku-like moments in everyday life. His poetry has appeared in Modern Haiku, bottle rockets, bear creek haiku and Rolling Stone, as well as a number of anthologies. His first full-length collection, Past All Traps, was published in 2011 by Six Gallery Press and was shortlisted for the Haiku Foundation's 2011 Touchstone Distinguished Books Award.
(note: For more information on Don's writing and his book, please read Christien Gholson's interview. "The interview is divided into two parts. The first section focuses on Lilliput Review and Don’s editing process; the second section is about Don’s own writing and the writing of Past All Traps")
