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 Competition). His tanka and haiku have been honored with many awards.

Chen-ou Liu

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Night Adventure

Queen Anne's lace bows under the weight of raindrops. The air is thick with the scent of crushed clover and cooling earth. The rest of the world and I are waiting.


tall grass
a deer's ear twitches
cloud-thinned stars