Butterfly Dream: Mother's Voice Haiku by Hilary Tann

English Original

calling home --

the colour of mother’s voice

before her words

Dust of Summers, 2007

Hilary Tann 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

呼喚回家 --

在母親開口說話之前

她的聲音色彩

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

呼唤回家 --

在母亲开口说话之前

她的声音色彩

Bio Sketch

Hilary Tann was a founding member of the Route 9 Haiku Group known for its biannual anthology of haiku and senryu, Upstate Dim Sum. Her work has appeared in various publications, including 20 issues of Upstate Dim Sum (2001-2010) and Mann Library Archive (December 2008). And she was also  an internationally acclaimed composer known for the lyricism and spirituality of her music and for her devotion to students over four decades of teaching at Union College in Schenectady, New York.

Butterfly Dream: Ice-Fishing Haiku by Hilary Tann

English Original

season’s end

the ice-fishing tracks

fill with water

Upstate Dim Sum, Spring 2022

Hilary Tann 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

季節結束

這些冰釣軌跡

充滿了水

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

季节结束

这些冰钓轨迹

充满了水

Bio Sketch

Hilary Tann was a founding member of the Route 9 Haiku Group known for its biannual anthology of haiku and senryu, Upstate Dim Sum. Her work has appeared in various publications, including 20 issues of Upstate Dim Sum (2001-2010) and Mann Library Archive (December 2008). And she was also  an internationally acclaimed composer known for the lyricism and spirituality of her music and for her devotion to students over four decades of teaching at Union College in Schenectady, New York.

Butterfly Dream: Shaft of Light Haiku by Hilary Tann

English Original

approaching solstice

a shaft of light

finds summer

Upstate Dim Sum, Autumn 2020

Hilary Tann 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

臨近至日

一束光

發現夏天

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

临近至日

一束光

发现夏天

Bio Sketch

Hilary Tann was a founding member of the Route 9 Haiku Group known for its biannual anthology of haiku and senryu, Upstate Dim Sum. Her work has appeared in various publications, including 20 issues of Upstate Dim Sum (2001-2010) and Mann Library Archive (December 2008). And she was also  an internationally acclaimed composer known for the lyricism and spirituality of her music and for her devotion to students over four decades of teaching at Union College in Schenectady, New York.

Butterfly Dream: Loon Call by Hilary Tann

English Original

mountain stillness  --

the loon call 

held by the lake 

Big Sky, 2006

Hilary Tann 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

山的寂靜 --

湖泊容納潛水鳥

的鳴叫聲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

山的寂静 --

湖泊容纳潜水鸟

的鸣叫声

Bio Sketch

Hilary Tann was a founding member of the Route 9 Haiku Group known for its biannual anthology of haiku and senryu, Upstate Dim Sum. Her work has appeared in various publications, including 20 issues of Upstate Dim Sum (2001-2010) and Mann Library Archive (December 2008). And she was also  an internationally acclaimed composer known for the lyricism and spirituality of her music and for her devotion to students over four decades of teaching at Union College in Schenectady, New York.