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

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Words and Lines Gembun

My fingers click-clacking — hail against the window.

what's left unsaid
between words and lines ...
alone at false dawn



Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCCXXIII: "smoky fog"

The smoky fog shrouds where a centuries-old Gazan mosque stood

afterwards
anything matters?
news on mute


FYI: Out of approximately 1,275 pre-war mosques in the Gaza Strip, 1,050 have been completely destroyed and 191 have been partially damaged (totaling 1,241 affected mosques). And according to  both Geneva Conventions, Protocols I and II and the Rome Statute, Article 8, bombing religious sites is considered a war crime.

And EurAsia, October 19, 2026: Global polls find Israel is the least popular country on Earth, disliked by 67% of people

Comprehensive global polls show Israel is now the most unpopular country on Earth, following its thoroughly documented genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

The organization the Alliance of Democracies conducts a comprehensive study every year called the Democracy Perception Index.

The comprehensive study found that Israel is the most disliked country on Earth — with an even lower approval rating than North Korea and Afghanistan.

The United States, the main sponsor of Israel, is the fifth-most hated country.