Tuesday, April 28, 2015

One Man's Maple Moon: Red Truck Tanka by Ken Slaughter

English Original

on a shelf
in her dining room...
the red truck
her father bought
hoping for a boy

A Hundred Gourds, 2:1, December 2012

Ken Slaughter


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在飯廳  
的展示櫃架子上 ...
她父親所買
的一輛紅色卡車
並希望有個男孩

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在饭厅  
的展示柜架子上 ...
她父亲所买
的一辆红色卡车
并希望有个男孩


Bio Sketch

Ken Slaughter began writing tanka in 2012.  His tanka are published in a variety of online and print journals.  His tanka won second prize and  honorable mention in the 2012 Tanka Society of America International contest. He won an honorable mention in the 2014 contest.  Ken lives in Massachusetts, USA, with his wife and two cats.

1 comment:

  1. The shift, thematic and emotional, at the end of Ken's heartfelt tanka is poignant, sparking the reader's emotions and reflection on patriarchal values and beliefs about gender.

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