Chen-ou Liu
columnist
Haiku, A Looking Bird
Chen-ou Liu was born in Taiwan and emigrated to Canada in 2002. He lives in Ajax, a suburb of Toronto, where he has been struggling with a life in transition and translation.
Chen-ou is a contributing writer for Rust+Moth. His poetry has been published and anthologized worldwide. His tanka have been honored with awards, including the Saigyo Awards for Tanka 2009 (honorable mention) and the 2009 San Francisco International Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, and Rengay Competition (tanka third place). Read more of Chen-ou’s poetry at his website, Poetry in the Moment, and his blog, Stay Drunk on Writing.
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