Poetry in the Moment

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

Showing posts with label Quail Eggs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quail Eggs. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Eyes and Minds Tanka

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we walk quietly from the doctor’s room into an elevator our eyes and minds escape into panel numbers Quail Eggs, 3, 2025
Monday, March 2, 2026

Moonlit Snow Geese Tanka

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flock after flock of moonlit snow geese ... again, this urge to leave this promised land to find another Quail Eggs, 2, 2025
Saturday, August 9, 2025

Foreclosure Tanka

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at 3 a.m. I'm sleepless yet again and my neighbor's lights are also on ... Foreclosure tilted in moonlight Quail Eggs, 1, 2025
Tuesday, August 5, 2025

cubic Feet of Freedom Tanka

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my hope the caged fluorescent bird makes no sound ... in these cubic feet of freedom for years I've sought the key Quail Eggs, 1, 2025
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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 170 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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