Poetry

III. The USA

November 1, 2015 Issue 10, Issue 10 Poetry, Issues, Poetry, Translation

Translated by STEPHEN HAVEN and LI YONGYI

Spiritual territory divided by Israel and Rome,
Capitol, the eagle and the military
Turned English into Latin, your ark of covenant
Lurking in “Old Europe” and exceptionalism.

Reader/Writer

November 1, 2015 Issue 10, Issue 10 Poetry, Poetry

By DENISE DUHAMEL

Lady Gaga says she truly cares about all her Little Monsters
and if you don’t believe her that is just because you don’t know her.
They send her fan videos, tell her about the bullying
and the beatings
and she takes it all in. One night a bulimic approached me
at KGB Bar.

You Might Have Been My Brother

November 1, 2015 Issue 10, Issue 10 Poetry, Poetry, Translation

By TANG DANHONG

Translated by STEPHEN HAVEN and LI YONGYI
You might have been my brother, especially at dawn
Milky vapors rise into the sky,
That white adolescence wafting into my lungs.

Coins Tossed in All Directions

November 1, 2015 Issue 10, Issue 10 Poetry, Poetry, Translation

By MO FEI

Translated by STEPHEN HAVEN and LI YONGYI

Coins tossed in all directions,
The sky pure as after an oath,
You note threads of dark fate,
Tassels stitched to words.

1967

November 1, 2015 Issue 10, Issue 10 Poetry, Issues, Poetry, Translation

By YANG JIAN

Translated by STEPHEN HAVEN and LI YONGYI

They said:
“Tear off the erhu strings,
Smash its body.”
We ended up without music.

Volunteer

November 1, 2015 Issue 10, Issue 10 Poetry, Poetry

By DAVID LEHMAN

The drill instructor was not in a good mood. He had had a mi-
graine all weekend. The weather sucked. He hated sports and there
were going to be no pleasantries about the Yanks, the Mets, the
Knicks, the Nets, or any other team. He knew as I knew that every-
thing depended on one thing: the book. You went by the book. Fol-
low orders and stay out of trouble.

October 2015 Poetry Feature

October 23, 2015 Poetry

New Poems by our Contributors

September 2015 Poetry Feature

September 28, 2015 Poetry, Translation

This month, we’re featuring two authors with new poems from Guatemala and Greece.

August 2015 Poetry Feature

August 28, 2015 Poetry

This month we are welcoming newcomer Maurice Emerson Decaul (whose work will also appear in Issue 10 this fall) and welcoming back Tess Taylor, Luisa A. Igloria, Cliff Forshaw, and Valerie Duff.