Butterfly Dream: Douane Haiku by Dan Iulian

English Original

douane --
in the eyes of a refugee
the borderless sky

Honorable Mention, 2017 Betty Drevniok Awards

Dan Iulian


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

海關 --
在一位難民的眼中
無邊界的天空

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

海关 -- 
在一位难民的眼中
无边界的天空


Bio Sketch

Dan Iulian, a Romanian haiku poet, currently works as senior researcher in Bucharest. Since 2011, he has won many  awards and honourable mentions for haiku in English, French, Italian and Romanian languages. His work was  published in various magazines and anthologies in Romania and abroad.

Butterfly Dream: Mountain Spring Haiku by Dan Iulian

English Original

end of holiday --
memory of mountain spring
in a PET bottle

Winner, Iris Haiku Contest, 2013

Dan Iulian


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

假期結束 --
在一個塑膠瓶中
存留的山泉記憶

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

假期结束 --
在一个塑胶瓶中
存留的山泉记忆


Bio Sketch

Dan Iulian, a Romanian haiku poet, currently works as senior researcher in Bucharest. Since 2011, he has won many  awards and honourable mentions for haiku in English, French, Italian and Romanian languages. His work was  published in various magazines and anthologies in Romania and abroad.

Butterfly Dream: Sleepless Night Haiku by Dan Iulian

English Original

sleepless night --
counting the drops of transfusion
and the shooting stars

Editor's Choice Haiku, World Haiku Review, January 2017

Dan Iulian


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

不眠之夜 --
計數輸血滴數
和流星

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

不眠之夜 --
计数输血滴数
和流星


Bio Sketch

Dan Iulian, a Romanian haiku poet, currently works as senior researcher in Bucharest. Since 2011, he has won many  awards and honourable mentions for haiku in English, French, Italian and Romanian languages. His work was  published in various magazines and anthologies in Romania and abroad.

Butterfly Dream: Drops of Light Haiku by Dan Iulian

English Original

early morning --
the cormorant’s wings shake
first drops of light

Honorable Mention, 2014 Matsuo Bashō Festival Haiku Contest

Dan Iulian


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

清晨 --
一隻鸕鶿的翅膀抖掉
最初的幾滴陽光

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

清晨 --
一只鸬鶿的翅膀抖掉
最初的几滴阳光


Bio Sketch

Dan Iulian, a Romanian haiku poet, currently works as senior researcher in Bucharest. Since 2011, he has won many  awards and honourable mentions for haiku in English, French, Italian and Romanian languages. His work was  published in various magazines and anthologies in Romania and abroad.