Translated Poem in Eye to the Telescope
My translation from Spanish of the poem “Ambrosia” by Alejandro Cabada Fernández is featured in the latest edition of Eye to the Telescope, the on-line journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.
Category: Poetry
Fall 2013 Edition of Illya’s Honey Released
Illya’s Honey has put up its latest number, a great issue jam-packed with poetry, including my pieces “Rhyme Ran to Rap” and “These Hands.” Head over to the website to check out the amazing voices.
Poems Upcoming in Red River Review
My poems “Craft,” “Dark Blot,” and “Making a Man” have been accepted for publication in the November 2013 edition of Red River Review.
Poems Upcoming in Illya’s Honey
My poems “Rhyme Ran to Rap” and “These Hands” will be appearing in the fall/winter edition of Illya’s Honey, the journal of the Dallas Poets Community. Links to come!
A Mexica Woman Addresses Her New Son-in-Law
Here you stand, Our eagle, our jaguar— A jewel for this family, Quetzal-feather, Beloved son. May you never take this union lightly. Already it has become Your world, Your nature— Your life is wholly different now. No longer will your heart Be burdened by vice, For you have abandoned The…
“The Spirit of the Japanese” by Motoori Norinaga
Motoori Norinaga was a Japanese scholar and poet in the 16th century who emphasized mono no aware or “the pathos of things” in his literary philosophy, insisting on the role of empathy in life and in composition. The following waka is one of his most famous poems: it was usurped…
“Final Journey” by Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in the winter of 1694, just four days before his death. At the time, despite his illness, he had embarked on another trek across the Japanese countryside. Ill on a journey— Through desolate fields my dreams Aimlessly wander. —Translated by David Bowles, July…
“Octopus Traps” by Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in the summer of 1688 and later published it in Backpack Notes. The “octopus traps” are jars that would be lowered into the water by fishermen in the afternoon and then raised the next morning. The creatures that had slipped inside what appeared…
“Lightning” by Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in the fall of 1694, just months before his death. A jag of lightning— Then, flitting toward the darkness, A night heron’s scream. —Translated by David Bowles, July 2013 Original Japanese inazuma ya yami no kata yuku goi no koe
“This Road” by Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku during the fall of 1694, not long before his death. Alone on this road, Not a single passerby— Autumn night descends. —Translated by David Bowles, July 2013 Original Japanese kono michi ya yuku hito nashi ni aki no kure
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Fall 2013 Edition of Illya’s Honey Released
Illya’s Honey has put up its latest number, a great issue jam-packed with poetry, including my pieces “Rhyme Ran to Rap” and “These Hands.” Head over to the website to check out the amazing voices.
Poems Upcoming in Red River Review
My poems “Craft,” “Dark Blot,” and “Making a Man” have been accepted for publication in the November 2013 edition of Red River Review.
Poems Upcoming in Illya’s Honey
My poems “Rhyme Ran to Rap” and “These Hands” will be appearing in the fall/winter edition of Illya’s Honey, the journal of the Dallas Poets Community. Links to come!
A Mexica Woman Addresses Her New Son-in-Law
Here you stand, Our eagle, our jaguar— A jewel for this family, Quetzal-feather, Beloved son. May you never take this union lightly. Already it has become Your world, Your nature— Your life is wholly different now. No longer will your heart Be burdened by vice, For you have abandoned The…
“The Spirit of the Japanese” by Motoori Norinaga
Motoori Norinaga was a Japanese scholar and poet in the 16th century who emphasized mono no aware or “the pathos of things” in his literary philosophy, insisting on the role of empathy in life and in composition. The following waka is one of his most famous poems: it was usurped…
“Final Journey” by Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in the winter of 1694, just four days before his death. At the time, despite his illness, he had embarked on another trek across the Japanese countryside. Ill on a journey— Through desolate fields my dreams Aimlessly wander. —Translated by David Bowles, July…
“Octopus Traps” by Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in the summer of 1688 and later published it in Backpack Notes. The “octopus traps” are jars that would be lowered into the water by fishermen in the afternoon and then raised the next morning. The creatures that had slipped inside what appeared…
“Lightning” by Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku in the fall of 1694, just months before his death. A jag of lightning— Then, flitting toward the darkness, A night heron’s scream. —Translated by David Bowles, July 2013 Original Japanese inazuma ya yami no kata yuku goi no koe
“This Road” by Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet Bashō composed the following haiku during the fall of 1694, not long before his death. Alone on this road, Not a single passerby— Autumn night descends. —Translated by David Bowles, July 2013 Original Japanese kono michi ya yuku hito nashi ni aki no kure