Butterfly Dream: Insomnia Haiku by Marita Gargiulo

English Original

the emptiness

of all inboxes --

insomnia

Haiku Canada Members’ Anthology, 2019

Marita Gargiulo 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

所有的電子郵件信箱

都是空的 --

失眠

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

所有的电子邮件信箱

都是空的 --

失眠

Bio Sketch

Marita Gargiulo found haiku at MIT in the 70’s while editing a poetry magazine. She was the guest editor for The Haiku Foundation, featuring “pan-artistic” haiku, and organized poetry events with her local arts commission and symphony orchestra. In 2019, her haibun won third place in the HSA’s Annual Haibun Contest.

Butterfly Dream: Leap Year Haiku by Marita Gargiulo

English Original

leap year --
I move to the empty
side of the bed

Presence, 61, 2018

Marita Gargiulo


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

閏年 --
我移到無人睡
床的那一邊

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

闰年 --
我移到无人睡
床的那一边


Bio Sketch

Marita Gargiulo found haiku at MIT in the 70’s while editing a poetry magazine. She was the guest editor for The Haiku Foundation, featuring “pan-artistic” haiku, and organized poetry events with her local arts commission and symphony orchestra. In 2019, her haibun won third place in the HSA’s Annual Haibun Contest.

Butterfly Dream: Light Snow Haiku by Marita Gargiulo

English Original

light snow         a thin excuse

Frogpond, 40:3, Fall 2017

Marita Gargiulo


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

小雪     不足為道藉口

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

小雪     不足为道借口


Bio Sketch

Marita Gargiulo found haiku at MIT in the 70’s while editing a poetry magazine. She was the guest editor for The Haiku Foundation, featuring “pan-artistic” haiku, and organized poetry events with her local arts commission and symphony orchestra. In 2019 her haibun won third place in the HSA’s Annual Haibun Contest.