Chen-ou Liu's Translation Project: First English-Chinese Haiku and Tanka Blog

Monday, January 26, 2026

West Bank Town Gembun

Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLXXIII: "Saharan desert warbler"
written in response to "Israel's oldest dailyHaaretz," which was was sanctioned by the Israeli government on Nov. 24, 2024

 Jan. 25 2026A West Bank Bus Trip Through 'the Best Documented Ethnic Cleansing in History'


A Saharan desert warbler spotted in Haifa, only the second ever to be seen in Israel.

West Bank town fenced in ...
a rifle silhouette
against the boundless sky



Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLXXIV: "the Nakba"

The Nakba pictures in black and white; now this week in the color of smoky red.

fire's mouth takes in
the roof of the last farmhouse ...
settlers' roaring