Poetry in the Moment

Blog Archive of Chen-ou Liu’s Published Poems: If no one reads my poetry, Death will be the Reviewer.

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Gazan Shelter Haiku

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Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words , CCLIV: "'cold rain all day..." cold rain all day ... in a Gazan shelter bomb crate...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Gazan Baby's Face Haiku

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first frost … a Gazan baby’s face in pixels Commendation, 15th Polish International Haiku Competition 2025 FYI: Judge's Comment: The fi...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Wrinkled Paris Mail Haiku

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twilit shadows fall on my wrinkled Paris mail signed  Yours forever NeverEnding Story, December 2 2025 Added: the dark side of a winter moon...
Monday, December 1, 2025

Moonlit Tideline Haiku

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the moonlit tideline her name scrawled with my finger washed out to the sea 5-7-5 Haiku Journal, August 24 2025
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Late Father Haiku

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the end of winter no longer sick yet this dream of my late father 5-7-5 Haiku Journal, August 29 2025
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Memory of Dad haiku

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memory of Dad the fishing line quivering in summer sunset 5-7-5 Haiku Journal, August 29 2025
Friday, November 28, 2025

Writer's Block and Morning Birds Haiku

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writer’s block again… and yet early morning birds interweave their songs   5-7-5 Haiku Journal, August 22 2025
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Dare to Be Happy

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leaves turn through yellow, orange, red, purple ... back home again ! thanksgiving prayer with each word I get closer to my inner child a  N...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Breadline Haiku

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the breadline lengthens new snow on bare branches on shoulders, too NeverEnding Story, November 26 2025 Added:  a row of tents snow slipping...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Part of Me Haiku

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starry night a part of me missing The Mamba, 18, 2025
Monday, November 24, 2025

Zigzag Path Haiku

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the zigzag path  of a yellow maple leaf ... to stay or to go? Mamba, 18, 2025
Sunday, November 23, 2025

River Ice Haiku

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crack, cracking of river ice hunting for work Selected Haiku, 17th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest, 2025
Saturday, November 22, 2025

Snowlight Haiku

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sound-bathing  in snowlight ... this stillness Selected Haiku, 17th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest, 2025
Friday, November 21, 2025

COP30 Senryu

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No More Fairy Tales , XLVII columns of smoke YAK, YAK, YAK, blah, blah, blah at COP30 NeverEnding Story, November 21 2025 FYI:  BBC News, No...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Trump-Raged World Tanka

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Trump Empire, Inc , LXII: alone, putting the Trump-raged world on mute I take a sip of morning black coffee and listen to the snowfall Never...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Cicadas and Bean Pods Ju Roku

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cicadas drone ... the snap, snap, snapping of bean pods Ju Roku Issue, The Bamboo Hut, October 2025
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

River's Edge Ju Roku

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river's edge ... drowning the self in myself Ju Roku Issue, The Bamboo Hut, October 2025
Monday, November 17, 2025

Rope Bridge Ju Roku

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a rope bridge sways in the winter wind ... this life on the go Ju Roku Issue, The Bamboo Hut, October 2025
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Snail Track Ju Roku

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snail track the meander of thoughts on life Ju Roku Issue, The Bamboo Hut, October 2025
Saturday, November 15, 2025

West Bank on Mute Haiku

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Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words,  CCXLVIII: "a Mina plush doll, blood-stained and headless" West Bank on mute   a Mina p...
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Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐
Born in Taipei,Taiwan, Chen-ou Liu was a college teacher, essayist, editor,and two-time winner of the national Best Book Review Radio Program Award.In 2002,he emigrated to Canada and settled in Ajax,a suburb of Toronto. Featured in New Resonance 7: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku, and listed as one of the top ten haiku poets for 2011(Simply Haiku, 9:3,4, Autumn/Winter 2011),Chen-ou Liu is the author of five books, including Following the Moon to the Maple Land (First Prize, 2011 Haiku Pix Chapbook Contest) and A Life in Transition and Translation (Honorable Mention, 2014 Turtle Light Press Biennial Haiku Chapbook Contest). His tanka and haiku have been honored with 164 awards,including First Prize Co-Winner, 7th and 8th International Tanka Festival Competition, 2012; Tanka First and Third Places, 2011 San Francisco International Competition; Grand Prix, 2010 Klostar Ivanic Haiku Contest and First Prize Co-Winner, 2010 Haiku International Association Haiku Contest.
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