One Man's Maple Moon: Madness Tanka by Brian Zimmer

English Original

the habit
of his madness
boys follow
their raving father
to the harbour’s edge

Atlas Poetica, 3, Spring 2009

Brian Zimmer 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

他的瘋狂
的習癖
男孩緊隨
他們瘋狂的父親
直到海港的邊緣

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

他的疯狂
的习癖
男孩紧随
他们疯狂的父亲
直到海港的边缘 


Bio Sketch

Brian Zimmer wrote from the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri. His work had appeared in various international print and online journals. He took inspiration from a variety of sources, including the ancient Japanese poetic-diary (utanikki) and free-form, poetic "essay" (zuihitsu).