One Man's Maple Moon: Little Girl Tanka by Jennifer Hambrick

English Original

the little girl stopped

drawing circles all over

the dry-erase board

then erased the board

then erased herself

Atlas Poetica,  Science Fiction Special Feature, March 2018

Jennifer Hambrick

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

小女孩停下來

在一個乾擦板上

到處畫圈圈

接著她抹除畫板

然後抹除她自己

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

小女孩停下来

在一个干擦板上

到处画圈圈

接着她抹除画板

然后抹除她自己

Bio Sketch

A Pushcart Prize nominee, Jennifer Hambrick was the First Place winner of the Haiku Society of America’s 2018  Haibun Awards Competition and has received numerous honors for her free verse and Japanese short-form poetry,  including in the Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Competition, in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku  Invitational, from NHK World TV’s Haiku Masters series, from the Ohio Poetry Association, and others. The author of  the poetry collection Unscathed, Jennifer Hambrick recently served as the inaugural artist-in-residence of historic  Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio. jenniferhambrick.com.

Poetic Musings: Evening Fire Haiku by Jennifer Hambrick

evening fire

thoughts flicker

in his words

Haiku Canada Review, 11:2, October 2017

Jennifer Hambrick

Commentary: Technically speaking, there is a subtle yet effective "link"-and-[shift] relationship between the two parts (flickering sparks from [physical] "evening fire" and [inner] "thoughts flicker"/in his words) of the haiku. And thematically speaking, Jennifer's verb choice in L2, thoughts "flicker," not only adds emotional weight to the haiku, but also expands its "dreaming room." What's left unsaid is at least as potent as what's said.

The light of truth burns without a flicker in the depths of a house that is shaken with storms of passion and fear... Thomas Merton

Note: For more about dreaming room, see To the Lighthouse: Denis M. Garrison's Dreaming Room and Roland Barthes's Writerly Text

Butterfly Dream: Evening Fire Haiku by Jennifer Hambrick

English Original

evening fire
thoughts flicker
in his words

Haiku Canada Review, 11:2, October 2017

Jennifer Hambrick

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夜間的壁爐火花

在談話中

他的思緒閃爍

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夜间的壁炉火花

在谈话中

他的思绪闪烁

Bio Sketch

A Pushcart Prize nominee, Jennifer Hambrick was the First Place winner of the Haiku Society of America’s 2018  Haibun Awards Competition and has received numerous honors for her free verse and Japanese short-form poetry,  including in the Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Competition, in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku  Invitational, from NHK World TV’s Haiku Masters series, from the Ohio Poetry Association, and others. The author of  the poetry collection Unscathed, Jennifer Hambrick recently served as the inaugural artist-in-residence of historic  Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio. jenniferhambrick.com.

Butterfly Dream: Sand Fiddlers Haiku by Jennifer Hambrick

English Original

sand fiddlers

the lengthening arc

of the sun

Shamrock,  40, October 2018

Jennifer Hambrick

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一群沙子招潮蟹

太陽

延長的弧光

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一群沙子招潮蟹

太阳

延长的弧光

Bio Sketch

A Pushcart Prize nominee, Jennifer Hambrick was the First Place winner of the Haiku Society of America’s 2018  Haibun Awards Competition and has received numerous honors for her free verse and Japanese short-form poetry,  including in the Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Competition, in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku  Invitational, from NHK World TV’s Haiku Masters series, from the Ohio Poetry Association, and others. The author of  the poetry collection Unscathed, Jennifer Hambrick recently served as the inaugural artist-in-residence of historic  Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio. jenniferhambrick.com.

Butterfly Dream: Cactus Blossoms Haiku by Jennifer Hambrick

English Original

cactus blossoms
they say she’s nice
when you get to know her

Hedgerow, 119, 2017

Jennifer Hambrick


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

仙人掌花
當你認識她時他們說
她人很好

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

仙人掌花
当你认识她时他们说
她人很好


Bio Sketch

A Pushcart Prize nominee, Jennifer Hambrick has received honors in the Vancouver International Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational, the International Golden Triangle Haiku Contest, the Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Competition, from NHK World TV’s Haiku Masters series, and elsewhere. A classical musician and public radio broadcaster and web producer, Jennifer’s blog, Inner Voices, is at jenniferhambrick.com

Butterfly Dream: Paycheck Haiku by Jennifer Hambrick

English Original

her paycheck
next to his
three-quarter moon

Modern Haiku, 48:2, Summer 2017

Jennifer Hambrick


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

她的薪水支票
並排在他的支票旁邊
四分之三的月亮

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

她的薪水支票
并排在他的薪水支票旁边
四分之三的月亮


Bio Sketch

A Pushcart Prize nominee, Jennifer Hambrick has received honors in the Vancouver International Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational, the International Golden Triangle Haiku Contest, the Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Competition, from NHK World TV’s Haiku Masters series, and elsewhere. A classical musician and public radio broadcaster and web producer, Jennifer’s blog, Inner Voices, is at jenniferhambrick.com

Butterfly Dream: Christmas Tree Haiku by Jennifer Hambrick

English Original

undecorating the Christmas tree
        sound of the snow

bottle rockets, 35, August 2016

Jennifer Hambrick


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

拆除聖誕樹裝飾
    下雪的聲音

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

拆除圣诞树装饰
    下雪的声音


Bio Sketch

Jennifer Hambrick’s poetry has been honored with a Pushcart Prize nomination, and her chapbook, Unscathed (NightBallet Press), was nominated for the Ohioana Book Award.  She has won numerous awards for her work, which has been published in World Haiku Review (prizewinner, Spring/Summer 2016 issue), Modern Haiku, Under the Basho, bottle rockets, Hedgerow, Third Wednesday, Pudding Magazine, Eyedrum Periodically, A Narrow Fellow, and in many other journals and anthologies.  A classical musician and public radio broadcaster and web producer, Jennifer Hambrick lives in Columbus, Ohio.  Read her blog, Inner Voices.