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 kyoka sequence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kyoka sequence. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Clean Toronto Together

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one by one  tent cities dismantled  amidst drifting snow the mayor wears a smile for the camera will my bed  be far enough away from my neig...
Sunday, October 3, 2021

The Weight of Fear

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policemen bust another house party at an Airbnb we'reallinthistogether to get infected  a long lineup at the mobile clinic two young men...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Aftermath

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first confession after the election: Father, I've sinned; I did not choose the lesser of two evils the sugary bust of Donald Trump was s...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Black Friday: A Kyoka Sequence

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Thanksgiving night Yo, all the iPods are gone a man yells to the line of cross-border shoppers who camp outside Best Buy my first time to sl...
Friday, March 4, 2011

Human: A Kyoka Sequence

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long, narrow aisle to the altar the guests stand on both sides thinking they married the wrong people the morning greeting has long gone he ...
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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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