World Haiku Series 2019 (122)
Haiku by Minal Sarosh
unwritten history
seeds without paper
soil without words
Honorable mention The World Haiku Review, August 2011
書かれない歴史
紙を使わない種子
言葉を使わない土
suddenly a peacock
darts across the road
unpredictable destiny
Four and Twenty poetry journal, June 2012
突然孔雀が道を矢のように横切る
予測できない運命
worn out shoes
sit quietly on the rack
dreaming of roads
World Haiku Review, June 2016
使い古した靴
静かに棚に座る
道の夢を見ながら
waves of people …
a child wails for her parents
border fences shake
Akita International University President’s Award
First prize 7th Annual Japan –Russia Haiku Contest October 2018
人の波… 子供が彼女の両親を求めて泣き叫んでいる 国境のフェンスが揺れる
a butterfly fluttering
against the glass window
opaque dreams
Muse India, May 2011
ガラスの窓に羽ばたいている蝶
不透明な夢
tufts of grass
in the wall of reality
dreams fill up cracks
World Haiku Review, April 2012
草の房
現実の壁に
夢が亀裂を埋める
autumn leaves
yellow speckled lawn
my face changes color
The World Haiku Review, Dec 2012
秋の葉
黄色の斑点のある芝生
私の顔の色が変わる
an iceberg
grief freezes my eyes
floating on tears
The World Haiku Review, Dec 2012
氷山
悲しみが涙の浮かぶ私の目を凍らせる
chilly hands
trying to catch the sun
through the window
‘UnFold’ 140 character poetry journals, April 2012
ひんやりとした手
太陽を捕らえようとしている
窓越しに
ventilator off
the twilight breeze
barely whispers
Otata 47, November 2019
換気扇が止まる
夕暮れのそよ風がかろうじてささやく
— Translated by Hidenori Hiruta
Bio:
Minal Sarosh is an Indian English poet and novelist. Her first poetry book ‘Mitosis and Other Poems’ was published by Writers Workshop (1992) Kolkata. Her first novel ‘Soil for my Roots’ was published by LiFi Publications, New Delhi, 2015.
She has won awards at the All India Poetry Competition 2005 of The Poetry Society (India) Delhi (Commendation Prize); Creative Writing Competition 2006 of Unisun Publications, Bangalore (Third Prize); SMS Poetry Competition 2007 & 2008 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai (Third Prize); Unisun Reliance TimeOut Book Club Awards 2008-09 (Special Mention) and The Akita International University President’s Award 2018, Japan (First Prize).
Her poems have been published in esteemed Anthologies like — The Journal of the Poetry Society (India), Chandrabhaga, Indian Literature, and ‘These My Words’ The Penguin Book of Indian Poetry (2012). And also in reputed online journals like Muse India , Kritya, Open Road Review, Asian Signature, Kitaab.org and Narrow Road.
Her haiku, senryu, and tanka have been published in reputed online journals like — Muse India, World Haiku Review, Haiku News, unFold, Four and Twenty journal (June 2012 Vol 5 Issue 6), The Four QuartersMagazine , Haiku Foundation, Prune Juice –Journal of Senryu, Kyoka, Haiban & Haiga, Akita International Haiku Network , Failed Haiku, The Asahi Shimbun, Otata and also in anthologies like the ‘FIRST Katha ebook’ of haiku, haiban, senryu and tanka’ (2013) and ‘Naad Anunaad’ anthology of contemporary world haiku 2016.
She lives in Ahmedabad, India.
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