Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Happy 70th, Ed Baker, from Ed Baker (& Issa)

Originally published in Sketchbook





Full Moon
Here seventy years
Big fucking deal
Ed Baker










Buddha amid birthday flowers--
even the moon
deigns to rise
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue








Ed, happy birthday from all at the Lilliput / Issa poetry family.  Your work, in the word and on canvas, is a big-time favorite here.








best,
Don




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4 comments:

  1. Conrad DiDiodatoApril 19, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Happy birthday, Ed!

    You & STONE GIRL rock

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  2. AnonymousApril 19, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    Happy Birthday to my Ed!

    Yours truly,

    Stone Girl

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  3. tomApril 19, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Happy Birthday - oh, one who is older than I

    My word verification is pingly - so
    I hope you have a pingly day of it.

    Tom, who is waiting for the snow to come.

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  4. Issa's Untidy HutApril 20, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    No harm wished and a happy pingly day - Ed, it doesn't get better than this.

    And my word verification is, no lie,
    "cheri," so stick it right on top ...

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