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December 2015 Poetry Feature

December 11, 2015 Poetry, Translation

We are pleased to present the second installment of our two-part feature on New Poetry from China, translated by Stephen Haven and Li Yongyi. Click on the titles below to view bilingual editions of new poetry by Yang Jian, Mo Fei, and Li Yongyi.

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.

A Couple

May 1, 2013 Issue 05, Issue 05 Poetry, Poetry, Translation

By YANG JIAN

He was old.
She, too, was old.
Their years, like lightning, slit the heart of the passerby.