A Slice of My Life

Since I started writing Japanese short form poetry: haiku, tanka, haibun, I have been writing from my experience. My poetry therefore gives the reader a glimpse into my life; that is, my long journey from continent to continent, from country to country, from city to city.

I remember when I first came to America, an American said to me, "You are rich in experience." She seemed to have known me for years by simply listening to my story that I had gone through the Vietnam War and its aftermath, that I was starting a new life in America. I would like to showcase some of my published tanka and haibun here to share with you, the ones who are interested in knowing more about me--a refugee playwright turned poet.

http://www.haibuntoday.com/ht63/h_Quang_TheUneasy.html

http://contemporaryhaibunonline.com/pages83/Quang_Joy.html

http://contemporaryhaibunonline.com/pages83/Quang_NotanIssue.html 

http://haibuntoday.com/ht63/tp_Quang_ThePrice.html

http://www.haikuhut.com/ahg/ahg14/tanka02.html

http://www.haikuhut.com/ahg/ahg14/tanka09.html

 www.ahapoetry.com/ahalynx/273hmpg.html

The following journal Haiku News is where I express my social-political view.

www.wayfarergallery.net/haikunews/