the way it looks
like a dragon fallen
from the sky,
this uprooted tree
alone on the moor
Presence, #31, 2007
Michael McClintock
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
像似
一條龍從天上
墜落
這棵連根拔起的樹
孤零地躺在荒野
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
像似
一条龙从天上
坠落
这棵连根拔起的树
孤零地躺在荒野
Bio sketch
Michael McClintock's lifework in haiku, tanka, and related literature spans over four decades. His many contributions to the field include six years as president of the Tanka Society of America (2004-2010) and contributing editor, essayist, and poet for dozens of journals, anthologies, landmark collections and critical studies. McClintock now lives in Clovis, California, where he works as an independent scholar, consultant for public libraries, and poet. Meals at Midnight [tanka], Sketches from the San Joaquin [haiku] and Streetlights: Poetry of Urban Life in Modern English Tanka, are some of his recent titles.
