The 4th Basho-an
International English Haiku Competition

第4回 芭蕉庵国際英語俳句大会

Award Results

受賞　結果

In December of 2021, I received two judge’s selections in the 4th Bashō-an International English Haiku Competition (see PDF), chosen by Dhugal Lindsay. The following are my two selected poems and Dhugal’s Japanese translations.

larger

           than the baby’s coffin

the box of flowers

赤ん坊の棺より大きい

花の詰まった箱

spring’s end . . .

two teens on the swing set

not swinging

晩春

二人の十代の若者がブランコに乗っている

しかし、漕いでいない