Poetry in the Moment

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

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Saturday, June 13, 2026

Golfball-Brained Man and Inflation Tanka

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Politics of Distraction , XIII this golfball-brained man behind the Resolute Desk loves  inflation  ... a MAGA sign,  Donald   Trump        ...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Peace Is War

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The butcher pushes more red meat through steel teeth. The wall-mounted TV blares “Operation Epic Fury” between discount ads.  war after war ...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

War Is Peace

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pyramid after pyramid of rubble ... again "ceasefire" strikes fireball by fireball ... the length of a Gazan night smoky twilight ...
Thursday, October 16, 2025

First Bombless Day

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Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words , CCXXXVIII: "first bombless day" hometown once a place of human warmth and safety now a...
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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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