ROBERT BEBEK

Pjesnik i književni kritičar, živi u Rijeci. Objavljivao je u Hrvatskoj i u inozemstvu te su mu tiskane dvije zbirke poezije, 2004. i 2007. godine. Objavio je zbirke haikua Lampa u zoru/Lamp at Dawn, 1994, Oblici praznine/The shapes of Emptiness 1997, U isti beskraj (u koautorstvu s Jasnom Šikanjom), haiku i grafike/drvorezi, 1998, te knjigu haikua i eseja Leptiri i tomu slično, 2001.

Haikui Roberta Bebeka mnogostruko su nagrađivani prestižnim nagradama u Japanu , Novom Zelandu, SAD, Nizozemskoj i drugdje te tiskani u svjetskim antologijama i brojnim eminentnim časopisima za haiku kako u Japanu tako i u ostatku svijeta.

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Poet and literary critic, lives in Rijeka. He publishes in Croatia and abroad and has issued two books of poetry, in 2004 and 2007. He published the following collections with haiku: Lampa u zoru/Lamp at Dawn, 1994; Oblici praznine/The shapes of Emptiness 1997; U isti beskraj (Into the Same Infinity - in coauthorship with Jasna Šikanja, haiku and graphics/woodcut); Leptiri i tomu slično (Butterflies and alike) 2001. His haiku have been awarded with prominent prizes in Japan, New Zealand, USA, Netherlands ..., and published in several world anthologies and prestigeous magazines for haiku in Japan and the rest of the world.

1. pod prozorom

vrište mi mačke

sanjam velikog psa

under the window

- a few cats are screaming -

I dream of a large dog

2. maše repom

svakom tko mu priđe,

crno štene

a black puppy

wagging to everyone who

comes near to him

3. ljetna oluja

svaka kap kiše

ima svoj zvuk

a summer storm

each and every raindrop

bearing its own sound

4. smrt prijatelja

zrnca fine prašine

fine na šahovskoj tabli

- dead friend -

grains of dust

on the chessboard

5. mjesečina

susjedov je vrt

veći nego prije

- the moonlight -

the neighbour’s garden suddenly

becomes bigger

6. proljetni vjetar

svako pero vrapca strši

na svoju stranu

the spring wind

each feather of the sparrow

juts out its own way

7. u kašlju stranca

prepoznajem očev glas

mijenjajuć cvijeće

changing flowers

- in a stranger’s voice I recognize

father’s voice

8. sam na obali

moje misli i voda

postaju jedno

... alone on the shore ...

my thoughts and water

flow into oneness

9. tužna vrba

svaka krhka grančica

nosi svoju molitvu

... this weeping willow ...

each and every fragile twig

bears its own prayer

10. ljetna nevera

ne trne

još jedino svjetlost krijesnice

... summer storm ...

only the light of the firefly

is not extinguished

11. sasvim slobodan,

tek za svoju sjenu vezan

pas lutalica

entirely free,

tied only to its shadow

a stray dog

12. iza plime

račić okreće kliješta

prema moru

after the tide

a shrimp pointing its claws

toward the sea

13. kristalno jutro

starica i njezin pas

dijele isti dah

a crystal morning

old lady and her dog

share the same breath

14. poslije zvona

još kratko tišina

pa opet ptice

the chiming hushed -

silence for a while, then the

song of birds again

15. proljetna kiša

nikako da koračam dovoljno sporo

- a vernal rain -

in no way can I walk

slowly enough

16. i ovaj cvijet

neugledni, zna kako dozvati leptira!

even this flower

so plain, knows how to

attract a butterfly!

17. još puno prije

prvih pahulja

snijega u zraku

even before

- miris the first flakes - fragrance

of snow in the air

1. William J. Higginson: Haiku World, An International Poetry Almanac, 1996;

2. Lampa u zoru/Lamp at Dawn, haiku, 1994, Kō, haiku magazine in English, Spring-Summer 1997;

3. http://karolina-rijecka.com/

4. Antologija Haiku Europejskiego Gwiazda za Gwiazda, Krakow, Poljska, 2005;

5. New Zealand Poetry Society 1996 - nagrada/Award;

6. Haiku No 3, Zagreb 1996;

7. Ito-En, International Haiku Contest, Tokyo, Japan, 2001 - poticajno prizanje/Encouragement Award;

8. Ashiya Haiku Festival, Japan 1998 - počasno priznanje/Honourable Mention;

9. Ito-En, International Haiku Contest, Tokyo, Japan, 2001 - počasno priznanje/Honourable Mention;

10. Haiku No. 11/12 Zagreb 1998;

11. Haiku-zbornik Ludbreg /Miscellany of Ludbreg Haiku Meeting 1999;

12. Haiku Headlines for the April, 1996, Los Angeles, USA - 2. nagrada /2nd Award;

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13. Zbornik samoborskih haiku susreta/Samobor Haiku Meeting Miscellany 1998;

14. Hvatanje sjenke vjetra/Catturare l’ombra del vento/Grasping the Shadow of the Wind, regionalna antologija haikua, Rijeka, 1999

by Mile Stamenković and Jadran Zalokar;

15. http://www.haiku-hia.com/kongetsu_en_p2.html;

16. Haiku No. 15/16 Zagreb 1999;