Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Butterfly Dream: Library Book Haiku by Sandip Chauhan

English Original

torn page
in a library book
winter rain

The Mainichi, March 27, 2012

Sandip Chauhan


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

圖書館的書
殘缺了一頁
冬雨

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

图书馆的书
残缺了一页
冬雨


Bio Sketch

Sandip Chauhan holds a PhD in Punjabi Literature from Punjabi University in Patiala, India. She writes mainly in Punjabi and English. Publications include two haiku anthologies: In One Breath - a Haiku moment , 2013 and Kokil Anb Suhavi Bole /ਕੋਕਿਲ ਅੰਬਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਬੋਲੇ , 2014, where haiku and its aesthetics are introduced in Punjabi for the first time. She currently resides in northern Virginia, USA.
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2 comments:

  1. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐February 11, 2015 at 8:02 AM

    Ls 1&2 establish the thematic context of the poem while L 3 enhances the tone and mood. This haiku is tightly structured with an emotional undercurrent.

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  2. Sandip Sital ChauhanMarch 11, 2015 at 4:20 PM

    Chen- ou,

    Thank you so much for publishing my haiku with the Chinese translations. I am deeply honored and humbled!

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