Haiku by Birk Andersson

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Sunday morning

no breakfast in bed

said the IKEA staff

clear-cut area

a songbird

in the headphones

autumn day

pickled pearents*

at the care home

* In the original, the term means both “pears” and “parents”. This blend word is my suggestion.

Thursday

flipping through a cook book

until the microwave beeps

spring meadow

a caterpillar transforms

it to a runway

proposal

but she gave me

the wrong finger

personal trainer

I’m getting ripped

off

office window

a web developer

finding a bug

spring cleaning

saving the spiderweb

for Halloween?

used to hear voices

they told me to do crazy things

they ended when I quit my job

mittens

waving to my ex

with one finger

beach bottles

we don’t get

the message

video interview

trying to hide

my background

house party

Titanic conversation

great icebreaker

meditation

finding myself

annoying

cages

always bigger

from the outside

do some need to get the foot*

for others

to get it in

* In Swedish, “getting the foot” is equivalent to “getting the boot”.

first time skiing

I’m head over heels

for a second

park bench

two philosophers sitting

on the edges

learn from the mistakes

of people

you advised

no bad weather

only bad

nudists*

* It parodies a saying that goes “No bad clothes, only bad weather”.

Sunday afternoon

finally finished

doing nothing

catching my breath

after running

my mouth

casual Friday

once again

didn’t include nudity

Birk Andersson lives in Malmö, Sweden and he’s studying to become a gardener. In 2016 he discovered haiku and became obsessed. He does, however, write both traditional haiku and senryu and other types of short poems. He has had 6 books published in Swedish and 1 in English (Anarcho haiku, 2023).

 

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Tre haiku di Seamus Ó Connor (Traduzione di Maurizio Brancaleoni)

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confession box

stained glass saint casts light

on penitent heads

confessionale:

il santo nella vetrata rischiara

le teste chine

 

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flourishing garden

red and white roses climbing

upwards towards you

giardino rigoglioso:

le rose rosse e bianche

s’inerpicano verso di te

 

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on the cherry tree

the thrush in full-throated tune

feather floats in air

sopra il ciliegio

il tordo in un canto a gola spiegata:

una piuma volteggia nell’aria

 

Seamus Ó Connor vive tra l’Irlanda e la Spagna. Ex-insegnante di secondo e terzo livello, adora la scrittura, l’arte, il canto corale e stare all’aria aperta. È iscritto a diverse associazioni di haiku ed è stato pubblicato su Leaf, Sense and Sensibility e Blithe Spirit.

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My Winter Haiku in "Chrysanthemum"

Mille grazie alla curatrice Beate Conrad per aver incluso un mio haiku bilingue nel numero 34 di “Chrysanthemum” insieme alla sua traduzione in tedesco. Many thanks to Beate Conrad for including my bilingual haiku in Issue#34 of "Chrysanthemum" along with her translation into German. haikua ssp apsv

My Spring Poetry in Haiku Column's Daily Best

Big thanks to Nagata Mitunori for selecting my short spring poems for inclusion in Haiku Column’s Daily Best! Grazie mille a Nagata Mitunori per aver selezionato le mie poesie brevi di primavera e averle inserite tra le migliori del giorno di Haiku Column!  haikua ssp apsv

*February 24 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori) (also published in the May issue of "Haikukai" / pubblicato anche nel numero di maggio di "Haikukai")

*February 25 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Anikó Papp)

*February 26 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Anikó Papp)

*February 27 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)

*February 28 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Anikó Papp)

*March 4 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)
 

*March 5 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Anikó Papp)

*March 6 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)

 

 

*March 7 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Anikó Papp)

*March 10 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)

*March 11 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)

*March 14 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori) (also published in the June issue of "Haikukai" / pubblicato anche nel numero di giugno di "Haikukai")

*March 15 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Anikó Papp)

 

*March 16 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Anikó Papp)

*March 20 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)

*March 22 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Anikó Papp)

 

*March 23 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)

*March 24 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori) (also published in the July issue of "Haikukai" / pubblicato anche nel numero di luglio di "Haikukai"). Moles turn into quails" is a seasonal phrase referring to one of the original Chinese sub-seasons, to wit, from 10th to 14th April, and it's supposed to express the sense of activity and liveliness of animals in this period of the year. “Le talpe si trasformano in quaglie” è un’espressione stagionale che fa riferimento a una delle sottostagioni cinesi originali, ovvero dal 10 al 14 aprile, e che mira ad esprimere il senso di movimento e vivacità degli animali in questo periodo dell’anno.

*March 25 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)

*March 26 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori) 

*March 27 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)

*March 29 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)

*March 31 (Japanese translation by / Traduzione in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori)

 

*April 1 (Japanese translations by / Traduzioni in giapponese di Nagata Mitunori e Anikó Papp)

Two Haiku of Mine in "Password"

Felice di condividere i miei due haiku pubblicati nel numero 2.1 (febbraio) di “Password”, una rivista online dedicata alla poesia breve. Glad to share my two haiku published in Issue 2.1 (February) of "Password: the journal of very short poetry". haikua ssp apsv

Haiku by Tadashi Otsuru /大津留直 (Japanese / English) (Revised by Maurizio Brancaleoni)

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脅迫を極暑の夢と紛ひつつ

In the summer heat, the threat blends with a dream. 

 

紅葉して千の澄瞳われを見る

The autumn leaves are like a thousand clear eyes looking at me.

蝉時雨アナクレオンの詩風かな

The sound of a swarm of cicadas: Anacreon's poetic style.

言霊は世界のものよ鰯雲

The spirit of language belongs to the world: a cloud looking like a school of sardines.

墓多き左岸をゆくや冷さまじき

Walking along the left bank, where there are many graves: the cold stings the skin.

廃炉へのほんの一歩や秋深し

A very small step towards decommissioning the nuclear power plant: late autumn.

臨界よ来るなと祈る夜長かな

The long night when I pray that the nuclear reactor will not reach criticality.

みささぎに踏む玉砂利や秋の声

Gravel on the steps of the mausoleum: the sound of autumn.

百条(ももすぢ)を巌に刻みて冬の滝

Water hollows out the rock and forms a hundred stripes of icicles: the winter waterfall.

麻痺の子ら集ふ小道や冬ぬくし

The children with paralysis gather in the path: warm winter.

海光の移ろふ丘や稲穂波

The sea light moves across the hills: the rice ears form waves.

蜩やわが四方の気をひた澄ます

The cicadas singing in the evening clear the air around me.

おもむろに冬日零るる墓石かな

The winter sun's rays gently spill over the gravestone.

奇岩灼けいよいよわれに憤るかな

The strange rock is burning with anger at me.

麻痺の身のあぐる奇声や今日の月

In response to tonight's full moon: the strange voice of a paralyzed me.

耳底のアウシュヴィッツや春の闇

Auschwitz in the depths of my ears: the darkness of spring.

冬立つや手足の硬さかなしめる

Winter has come: I grieve over the hardness of my limbs.

紅葉狩ぼちぼち行くか車椅子

Let's go and enjoy the autumn colours in a relaxed way: my wheelchair.

色変へぬ松やバナナのオブジェかな

The pine tree that never changes colour: next to it a banana-shaped object.

しみじみと物言ふごとき扇かな

A folding fan that looks like it's saying something with deep emotion.

夏薊踏まれても生む青き風

Even if the summer thistle is trodden on, it will still produce a blue-green wind.

車椅子に届く高さの通草かな

The akebi fruits hang down so that they can be reached by wheelchair users.

落人のごとく生きよと後の月

"Live like a fleeing warrior," says the full moon a month after the bright moon.

寒柝や銀河と銀河合流す

The sound of wooden clappers on a cold night: the galaxies merge together.

秋冷や裸婦像と遇ふ老詩人

An old poet meets a nude woman’s statue on a cool autumn day.

寒林や超絶技巧のバイオリン

Cold forest: a violin of superlative technique

夕立や原生林をけぶらせて

Summer evening rain: the primeval forest seems to be shrouded in smoke.

御馳走に醤油が無きと生身魂

"Without soy sauce, it's no feast," says the living soul.

手も足も固まりたるか終戦日

Hands and feet stiffen like stone: the anniversary of the end of the war.

人よりも鳥が好きよと案山子かな

"I like birds more than people," says the scarecrow.

若駒ら右往左往の初嵐

The young horses are running this way and that in the first autumn storm.

秋深しその青空へワープする

Deep autumn: I will warp to that blue sky.

狛犬の風化を灯す石蕗の花

The flowers of Japanese silver leaf light up the weathered stone guardian dogs.

杣人を曳ける猟犬草いきれ

The hound leads the hunter to his prey: the heat of summer grass.

新藁の馬人形を立たせけり

I made a horse puppet of new straw stand up.

仏弟子と思へるわれや毛虫焼く

Even though I consider myself a Buddhist disciple, I burn caterpillars.

緑陰や老園丁の大鼾

In the shade of the trees: the loud snoring of an old gardener.

Born in Mie, Tadashi Otsuru received a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tübingen, Germany, and taught at Osaka University and Kwansei Gakuin University in the city of Nishinomiya. Alongside poetic compositions (his poetry collection “Temporary Bridge” appeared in 2020), he has had various essays and translations published.

 

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My Poem in「俳句界」 / "Haikukai"

Infinite thanks to Nagata Mitunori for including my short poem in the December issue of the Japanese journal “Haikukai”! Grazie infinite a Nagata Mitunori per aver incluso la mia poesia breve nel numero di dicembre della rivista giapponese “Haikukai”! The translation into Japanese is by Anikó Papp. La traduzione in giapponese è di  Anikó Papp. haikua ssp apsv

 

A Winter Haiku by Walter Penna (Japanese Translation by Maurizio Brancaleoni)

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canned red kidney beans

wait for Winter on a shelf

 

棚の上缶詰小豆冬を待つ

tana no ue kandzume azuki fuyu o matsu

 

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