English Original
Animal Day
lop-ears of a rabbit
full of jumping light
Rustic, 2010
Dimitar Anakiev
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
動物日
兔子的垂耳充滿
跳躍的光芒
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
动物日
兔子的垂耳充满
跳跃的光芒
Bio sketch
Dimitar Anakiev (aka Kamesan 亀さん, b. 1960 in Belgrade) poet, writer and filmmaker, began to write and publish poetry at the age of 13, and began writing haiku in 1985. He is the “father“ of many Balkan haiku projects such as Haiku Novine (Serbia) and Prijatelj and Apokalipsa haiku edition (Slovenia). He is a co-founder of World Haiku Association and co-editor of Knots: An Anthology of Southeatern European Haiku Poetry. His awards include the European Award: The Medal of Franz Kafka, The Museum of Haiku Literature Award, Haiku Society of America annual Merit Book Award and prizes from Mainichi Daily News, Daily Yomiuri (both Tokyo) and Azami (Osaka). He has also won several film awards, including the National Slovenian Award for best documentary film.
L1 acts as a situational kigo, anchoring the haiku. There is an effective textural contrast between the soft "lop-ears"in L2 and the energetic ‘jumping light’ in L3; it captures the rabbit perfectly through suggestion rather than statement.
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