SMILJKA BILANKOV

Zastupljena je također u Antologiji hrvatskog haiku pjesništva Vladimira Devidéa (1996), u zborniku haikua Grana koja maše (1991), u almanahu svjetske haiku-poezije Williama Higginsona Haiku World (1996), u antologiji pjesništva haiku jugoistočne Europe Knots (1999), u antologiji 100 hrvatskih haiku i u zbirci sedmero pjesnika haikua Sedam putova/Seven Ways (2000).

Dobitnica je nekoliko priznanja i nagrada na međunarodnome natječaju Ito-En u Japanu (1993, 1994, 1996, 2003) i u Sloveniji (Apokalipsa, 1999). Sudjeluje u radu haiku-susreta u zemlji i objavljuje u zbornicima u Ludbregu, Samoboru, Krapini i Kloštar Ivaniću te u časopisima Vrabac/Sparrow i Haiku.

Born in 1941 in Zagreb where she lives and works. She is a teacher of English and philosophy. Her haiku appears in periodicals and literary journals in Croatia and abroad. Her haiku verses were also published in the Anthology of  Croatian Haiku Poetry by Vladimir Devidé (1996), in a survey of haiku poetry A Waving Branch (1991), in William Higginson’s international almanac Haiku World (1996), in an anthology of southeastern European haiku poetry Knots (1999), in an anthology 100 Croatian Haiku and in a collection of haiku poetry of seven haiku poets Sedam Putova/Seven Ways (2000). She was awarded several Honorable mention awards at Ito-En haiku contests in Japan (1993, 1994, 1996, 2003) and in Slovenia (1999). She takes part in haiku meetings in Croatia and publishes in periodicals in Ludbreg, Samobor, Krapina, Kloštar Ivanić and haiku magazines Vrabac/Sparrow and Haiku.

1. raskoš ljeta

čujem smokve

pune se šećerom

summer hush

the figs are filled

with sugar

2. sunčeva zraka

između golih grana

novi pupoljci

a sunbeam

through bare branches -

new buds

3. starica u crnini

iz torbe joj viri

narcisa

an old woman in mourning

yet a daffodil peeps

from her bag

4. nagnuti nad zdenac

piju svjetlost s površine

djeca i golubovi

leaning over the well

drinking light from the surface

kids and turtle-doves.

5. na bovi

sjedi galeb - ljuljaju

jedno drugo

on the buoy

a seagull - swinging

each other

6. još tiši

od naše šutnje

snijeg na livadi

more silent

than our silence

snow on the meadow

7. otvoren prozor

tišina grada noću

na mom jastuku

the window is open

silence of the town at night

on my pillow

8. riječi prelaze

s klupe na klupu

par razgovara

the words cross over

from bench to bench

a couple talking

9. vrućina

oblaci umiru

jedan po jedan

- summer heat

the clouds are dying

one by one

10. večernji mir

u vrtu samo biljke

dišu

the evening calm

only the plants in the garden

 are breathing

11. oficir u susjedstvu

skinuo uniformu

zalijeva cvijeće

neighbourhood officer

takes off his uniform

waters the flowers

12. rujansko veče

dan je kraći

za jednu planinu

September evening

the day is shorter

for a mountain

13. dok pada snijeg

nedostaje mi svjetiljka

ispred mog prozora

while snowing

I miss the lamp

in front of my window

14. selidba

prebirem po prošlosti golim rukama.

moving to another place

strumming the strings of the past

with bare hands.

15. magnolija procvala

prijatelji se ne javljaju

cvijet i ja

magnolia blossomed

friends don’t call

flowers and me

16. mimoza s juga

donijela osmijeh

mome gradu

mimosa from the south

brings a smile

to my town

17. pahuljica snijega

na mojim trepavicama

namignuh joj

 a snowflake

on my eyelashes

I winked at it

18. kako čudesno

slušati kišu - svaka kap

kap ljubavi

how wonderous

listening to the rain -

each drop a drop of love

19. njena molitva

i pahulje na oknu

jednako tihe

her prayers

and snowflakes on the pane

equally silent

20. u sumrak

gledam more

kako me gleda

at twilight

I can see the sea

looking at me

1. Ito-En Haiku New Haiku Contest, 2003 - počasno priznanje/Honourable Mention;

2. Knots, The anthology of southeastern European Haiku Poetry, 1999;

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

4. Ito-En, International Haiku contest, Tokyo, Japan, 1996 - počasno priznanje/Honourable Mention;

5. Apokalipsa 1999 - pohvala/Commendation;

6. Haiku No. 5 Zagreb 1997;

7. Haiku Calendar/Rokovnik – izbor/Choice of haiku, Ludbreg 2007;

8. Kloštranski haiku-zbornik/Kloštar Ivanić Haiku Miscellany 2003 - izbor /choice of haiku;

9. Haiku No. 3 Zagreb 1996;

10. 100 hrvatskih haiku, antologija za igru Haiku karte/100 Croatian Haiku, An anthology for the Haiku Cards Game, DHHP,

Zagreb, 2000 by Višnja McMaster;

11. Haiku No. 19/20 Zagreb 2003 - pohvala/Commendment;

12. Woodpecker 1997;

13. World Haiku 2007 No. 3 World Haiku Association;

14. Haiku Calendar/Rokovnik, Ludbreg 2001, Internationl Haiku Contest in English - počasno priznanje/Honourable mention;

15. Haiku-zbornik Ludbreg 2005/Miscellany of Ludbreg Haiku Meeting 2005;

16. Haiku-zbornik Ludbreg 2002/Miscellany of Ludbreg Haiku Meeting 2002;

17. Haiku-zbornik Ludbreg 2003/Miscellany of Ludbreg Haiku Meeting 2003;

18. Haiku-zbornik Ludbreg 2005/Miscellany of Ludbreg Haiku Meeting 2005;

19-20. Sedam putova/Seven Ways, 2000