Butterfly Dream: Million Mothers Haiku by Kristen Deming

English Original

my body

out of a million mothers --

budding leaves

plum afternoon,  2017

Kristen Deming

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我的身體

源自百萬母親 --

剛萌芽的嫩葉

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我的身体

源自百万母亲 --

刚萌芽的嫩叶

Bio Sketch

Kristen Deming was an accomplished haiku poet and lover of literature. Her haiku collection, Plum Afternoon was a finalist in the Haiku Society of America's Merit Book Award in 2017. As a past president of the Haiku Society of America and active member in the haiku community in Japan for many years, one of Kristen's enduring contributions to the haiku communities around the world was a weekly poetry column in the Japan Times called "Haiku Moments" that she co-wrote with a Japanese colleague for six years, helping to open the world of haiku to English speakers and to give glimpses of Japanese culture through the lens of haiku. 

Butterfly Dream: Sun-Warmed Stone Haiku by Kristen Deming

English Original

as if his hand

remained in my hand --

sun-warmed stone

plum afternoon,  2017

Kristen Deming

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

彷彿他的手

仍停留在我手裡 --

陽光曬暖的石頭

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

仿佛他的手

仍停留在我手里 --

阳光晒暖的石头

Bio Sketch

Kristen Deming was an accomplished haiku poet and lover of literature. Her haiku collection, Plum Afternoon was a finalist in the Haiku Society of America's Merit Book Award in 2017. As a past president of the Haiku Society of America and active member in the haiku community in Japan for many years, one of Kristen's enduring contributions to the haiku communities around the world was a weekly poetry column in the Japan Times called "Haiku Moments" that she co-wrote with a Japanese colleague for six years, helping to open the world of haiku to English speakers and to give glimpses of Japanese culture through the lens of haiku. 

Butterfly Dream: Plum Afternoon Haiku by Kristen Deming

English Original

my body

his body

       plum afternoon

plum afternoon,  2017

Kristen Deming

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我的身體

他的身體

        梅花盛開的午後

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我的身体

他的身体

        梅花盛开的午后

Bio Sketch

Kristen Deming was an accomplished haiku poet and lover of literature. Her haiku collection, Plum Afternoon was a finalist in the Haiku Society of America's Merit Book Award in 2017. As a past president of the Haiku Society of America and active member in the haiku community in Japan for many years, one of Kristen's enduring contributions to the haiku communities around the world was a weekly poetry column in the Japan Times called "Haiku Moments" that she co-wrote with a Japanese colleague for six years, helping to open the world of haiku to English speakers and to give glimpses of Japanese culture through the lens of haiku. 

Butterfly Dream: Casualty Lists Haiku by Kristen Deming

English Original

casualty lists

smaller and smaller

print

plum afternoon,  2017

Kristen Deming

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

傷亡名單

名字越印

越小

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

伤亡名单

名字越印

越小

Bio Sketch

Kristen Deming was an accomplished haiku poet and lover of literature. Her haiku collection, Plum Afternoon was a finalist in the Haiku Society of America's Merit Book Award in 2017. As a past president of the Haiku Society of America and active member in the haiku community in Japan for many years, one of Kristen's enduring contributions to the haiku communities around the world was a weekly poetry column in the Japan Times called "Haiku Moments" that she co-wrote with a Japanese colleague for six years, helping to open the world of haiku to English speakers and to give glimpses of Japanese culture through the lens of haiku. 

Butterfly Dream: Drought Haiku by Kristen Deming

English Original

breaking the silence 

of the drought 

acorn rain 

A Glimpse of Red, 2000

Kristen Deming

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

打破乾旱

的沉默

橡子像大雨般墜落

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

打破干旱

的沉默

橡子像大雨般坠落

Bio Sketch

Kristen Deming was an accomplished haiku poet and lover of literature. Her haiku collection, Plum Afternoon was a finalist in the Haiku Society of America's Merit Book Award in 2017. As a past president of the Haiku Society of America and active member in the haiku community in Japan for many years, one of Kristen's enduring contributions to the haiku communities around the world was a weekly poetry column in the Japan Times called "Haiku Moments" that she co-wrote with a Japanese colleague for six years, helping to open the world of haiku to English speakers and to give glimpses of Japanese culture through the lens of haiku. 

Butterfly Dream: Newborn Haiku by Kristen Deming

English Original

drifting snow ...

lips of the newborn 

suckle in sleep 

Tug of the Current, 2004

Kristen Deming

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一陣飄雪 ...

新生兒的嘴唇

在睡夢中吮吸

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一阵飘雪 ...

新生儿的嘴唇

在睡梦中吮吸

Bio Sketch

Kristen Deming was an accomplished haiku poet and lover of literature. Her haiku collection, Plum Afternoon was a finalist in the Haiku Society of America's Merit Book Award in 2017. As a past president of the Haiku Society of America and active member in the haiku community in Japan for many years, one of Kristen's enduring contributions to the haiku communities around the world was a weekly poetry column in the Japan Times called "Haiku Moments" that she co-wrote with a Japanese colleague for six years, helping to open the world of haiku to English speakers and to give glimpses of Japanese culture through the lens of haiku. 

Butterfly Dream: Dawn Swim Haiku by Kristen Deming

English Original

dawn swim --

making a butterfly of water

of light

Plum Afternoon, 2017

Kristen Deming

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

破曉時分游泳 --

水光閃爍像是

一隻蝴蝶

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

破晓时分游泳 --

水光闪烁像是

一只蝴蝶

Bio Sketch

Kristen Deming was an accomplished haiku poet and lover of literature. Her haiku collection, Plum Afternoon was a finalist in the Haiku Society of America's Merit Book Award in 2017. As a past president of the Haiku Society of America and active member in the haiku community in Japan for many years, one of Kristen's enduring contributions to the haiku communities around the world was a weekly poetry column in the Japan Times called "Haiku Moments" that she co-wrote with a Japanese colleague for six years, helping to open the world of haiku to English speakers and to give glimpses of Japanese culture through the lens of haiku. 

Butterfly Dream: Soundless Rain Haiku by Kristen Deming

English Original

soundless rain --

the names of the fallen

come out of the stones

Plum Afternoon, 2017

Kristen Deming

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

無聲的雨 ...

一個個死者的名字

從石頭上顯現出來

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

无声的雨 ...

一个个死者的名字

从石头上显现出来

Bio Sketch

Kristen Deming was an accomplished haiku poet and lover of literature. Her haiku collection, Plum Afternoon was a finalist in the Haiku Society of America's Merit Book Award in 2017. As a past president of the Haiku Society of America and active member in the haiku community in Japan for many years, one of Kristen's enduring contributions to the haiku communities around the world was a weekly poetry column in the Japan Times called "Haiku Moments" that she co-wrote with a Japanese colleague for six years, helping to open the world of haiku to English speakers and to give glimpses of Japanese culture through the lens of haiku.