Poem Translated Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

A piece translated
Heart has, nor yet head,
You bake cake, get burnt up bread.
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Haiku comes from Japan. Yet, those written in Japanese, possibly the best of haikus, when translated in English, look like ‘a burnt-up cake' as this piece says. A poem I feel cannot be translated and still be retained as a poem. The better option is to trans-create it in a different language. It is a challenge to keep its original intended meaning, its structure, and its poetic beauty.
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Haiku | 03.10.18 |