Saturday, 6 September 2025

Four Tan-Renga Poems by Paul Callus & Christina Chin - Collaboration

 






Four Tan-Renga Poems by Paul Callus & Christina Chin - Collaboration


stumbling—

clearly a bourbon 

haze

a one-night stand fails to rise

to expectations


Christina Chin (Malaysia) / Paul Callus (Malta)




bird deterrent 

holographic tapes twirl

round the plum tree

a lively breeze

my main accomplice 


Christina Chin (Malaysia) / Paul Callus (Malta)



tree of life

Indian mandala

hanging on the wall

finding peace 

in the symmetry


Paul Callus (Malta) / Christina Chin (Malaysia)




finding a balance

between old and new

vinyl resurgence

the jukebox spins

Elvis from the 50s


Paul Callus (Malta) / Christina Chin (Malaysia)




Paul Callus was born in Ħal Safi, Malta. He is married to Sheila née Ackland-Snow and they have two children. He is a retired teacher, and has been active in the literary field for around 50 years. He has published three books, and has had several short stories and poems published in various magazines, anthologies and online sites. His preferred writing mediums are Maltese and English. He is also a proof reader and translator.




Christina Chin is a painter and haiku poet from Malaysia. She is a four-time recipient of top 100 in the mDAC Summit Contests, exhibited at the Palo Alto Art Center, California. 1st prize winner of the 34th Annual Cherry Blossom Sakura Festival 2020 Haiku Contest. 1st prize winner in the 8th Setouchi Matsuyama 2019 Photohaiku Contest. She has been published in numerous journals, multilingual journals, and anthologies, including Japan's prestigious monthly Haikukai Magazine.








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