Biting NOT Barking: First Day of War Haiku by Dietmar Tauchner

English Original

first day of war --

on a sunlit wall

two flies making love

Kamesan’s World Haiku Anthology on War, Violence and Human Rights Violations, 2013

Dietmar Tauchner   

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

戰爭第一天 --

在陽光映照的牆上

兩隻蒼蠅在做愛

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

战争第一天 --

在阳光映照的墙上

两只苍蝇在做爱

Bio Sketch

Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, lives & works in Puchberg & Vienna, as a social-worker / counselor, author and lover. His work has been published in various magazines & anthologies worldwide. He received some awards, as the Taisho (Grand Prize) at the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013; and received the Second Place for Noise of Our Origin (Red Moon Press, Winchester, 2013) at the 2014 HSA Mildred Kanterman Merit Book Awards

Butterfly Dream: Heap Clouds Haiku by Dietmar Tauchner

English Original

heap clouds

she shapes

a smile                           

Frogpond, 40:3, Fall 2017

Dietmar Tauchner   

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

堆積的雲彩

她擺出

一個微笑

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

堆积的云彩

她摆出

一个微笑

Bio Sketch

Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, lives & works in Puchberg & Vienna, as a social-worker / counselor, author and lover. His work has been published in various magazines & anthologies worldwide. He received some awards, as the Taisho (Grand Prize) at the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013; and received the Second Place for Noise of Our Origin (Red Moon Press, Winchester, 2013) at the 2014 HSA Mildred Kanterman Merit Book Awards

Butterfly Dream: Icy Night Haiku by Dietmar Tauchner

English Original

icy night
on father's birth certificate
a swastika

Cattails, April 2017

Dietmar Tauchner


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冰冷的夜晚
父親的出生證
的納粹標誌

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冰冷的夜晚
父亲的出生证
的纳粹标志 


Bio Sketch

Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, lives & works in Puchberg & Vienna, as a social-worker / counselor, author and lover. His work has been published in various magazines & anthologies worldwide. He received some awards, as the Taisho (Grand Prize) at the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013; and received the Second Place for Noise of Our Origin (Red Moon Press, Winchester, 2013) at the 2014 HSA Mildred Kanterman Merit Book Awards

Butterfly Dream: Last Light Haiku by Dietmar Tauchner

English Original

last light the scent of lilac             long after

Honorable Mention, 2017 Wild Plum Contest

Dietmar Tauchner  


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

最後一道陽光很久以後      丁香的氣味

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

最后一道阳光很久以后      丁香的气味


Bio Sketch

Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, lives & works in Puchberg & Vienna, as a social-worker / counselor, author and lover. His work has been published in various magazines & anthologies worldwide. He received some awards, as the Taisho (Grand Prize) at the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013; and received the Second Place for Noise of Our Origin (Red Moon Press, Winchester, 2013) at the 2014 HSA Mildred Kanterman Merit Book Awards

Butterfly Dream: Stars and Reality Haiku by Dietmar Tauchner

English Original

stars beyond stars
the reality
behind reality

Star*Linie, 39:1, Winter 2016

Dietmar Tauchner


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

超越星星以外的星星
現實背後
的現實

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

超越星星以外的星星
现实背後
的现实


Bio Sketch

Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, lives & works in Puchberg & Vienna, as a social-worker / counselor, author and lover. His work has been published in various magazines & anthologies worldwide. He received some awards, as the Taisho (Grand Prize) at the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013; and received the Second Place for Noise of Our Origin (Red Moon Press, Winchester, 2013) at the 2014 HSA Mildred Kanterman Merit Book Awards

Butterfly Dream: Army of Sunflowers Haiku by Dietmar Tauchner

English Original

army of sunflowers
again peace becomes
war somewhere

Third Prize, 2016 Kusamakura Haiku Competition

Dietmar Tauchner


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

向日葵軍隊
和平又再一次成為
某處的戰爭

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

向日葵军队
和平又再一次成为
某处的战争


Bio Sketch

Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, lives & works in Puchberg & Vienna, as a social-worker / counselor, author and lover. His work has been published in various magazines & anthologies worldwide. He received some awards, as the Taisho (Grand Prize) at the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013; and received the Second Place for Noise of Our Origin (Red Moon Press, Winchester, 2013) at the 2014 HSA Mildred Kanterman Merit Book Awards

Butterfly Dream: Southbound Birds Haiku by Dietmar Tauchner

English Original

southbound birds the loop of identity  

Grand Prize, 2013 Kusamakura Haiku Competition

Dietmar Tauchner


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

候鳥南飛身份認同的循環

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

候鸟南飞身份认同的循环


Bio Sketch

Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, lives & works in Puchberg & Vienna, as a social-worker / counselor, author and lover. His work has been published in various magazines & anthologies worldwide. He received some awards, as the Taisho (Grand Prize) at the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013; and received the Second Place for Noise of Our Origin (Red Moon Press, Winchester, 2013) at the 2014 HSA Mildred Kanterman Merit Book Awards

Butterfly Dream: Summer's End Haiku by Dietmar Tauchner

English Original

summer's end
the hill behind the house
path to the stars            

noise of our origin, 2013

Dietmar Tauchner


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夏天結束
房子後面的山丘
是通達星星的路徑

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夏天结束
房子後面的山丘
是通达星星的路径


Bio Sketch

Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, lives & works in Puchberg & Vienna, as a social-worker / counselor, author and lover. His work has been published in various magazines & anthologies worldwide. He received some awards, as the Taisho (Grand Prize) at the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013; and received the Second Place for Noise of Our Origin (Red Moon Press, Winchester, 2013) at the 2014 HSA Mildred Kanterman Merit Book Awards

Butterfly Dream: Emptiness Haiku by Dietmar Tauchner

English Original

winter dusk
the fly in my glass
explores the emptiness

Noise of Our Origin, 2013

Dietmar Tauchner


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬天的黃昏
我酒杯中的蒼蠅
在探索空虛

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬天的黄昏
我酒杯中的苍蝇
在探索空虚


Bio Sketch

Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, lives & works in Puchberg & Vienna, as a social-worker / counselor, author and lover. His work has been published in various magazines & anthologies worldwide. He received some awards, as the Taisho (Grand Prize) at the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013; and received the Second Place for Noise of Our Origin (Red Moon Press, Winchester, 2013) at the 2014 HSA Mildred Kanterman Merit Book Awards

Butterfly Dream: Oblivion Haiku by Dietmar Tauchner

English Original

snow upon snow
the layers of oblivion
in my father's mind         

Second Prize, 2014 Mainichi haiku Contest 2014

Dietmar Tauchner


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

雪上加雪
我父親心智中
層層的遺忘

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

雪上加雪
我父亲心智中
层层的遗忘

Bio Sketch

Dietmar Tauchner, born in 1972 in Austria, lives & works in Puchberg & Vienna, as a social-worker / counselor, author and lover. His work has been published in various magazines & anthologies worldwide. He received some awards, as the Taisho (Grand Prize) at the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition in Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013; and received the Second Place for Noise of Our Origin (Red Moon Press, Winchester, 2013) at the 2014 HSA Mildred Kanterman Merit Book Awards