poetry-magazineThe Big Running RiverBy GuangziTranslated By Wang PingThe flowing river, running a thousand liI’ve been standing on its shore, in a dazeTime rushes forward… Related Audio NatureSeas, Rivers, & Streams
poetry-magazineSnowBy A XinTranslated By Wang PingListen to the snow on earth, falling upon usFrom the unknown space. Sky darkens—a line of poetryIs half… Related Audio NatureWinterThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineWe Believe in Our SoulBy XiwaTranslated By Wang PingWe believe in our soulMore so than our visible, touchable fleshWe believe in our soul, as if we had … Related Audio ReligionThe SpiritualThe BodyThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineThe Story of a StoneBy Liang PingTranslated By Wang PingNaked is a good wordThat must not be desecrated.The heart doesn’t hide dirt,So it can beat free till… Related Audio NatureLivingThe Body
poetry-magazineTiger and GazelleBy Zhai YongmingTranslated By Wang PingMidnight someone whispered at my ear:I’m awake, but you’re still sleepingThe world runs like a tiger… Related Audio The MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineA Glorious DayBy Yu JianTranslated By Wang PingA glorious day—sunlight on everythingA white rock shines in the Vermont woodsThat’s Joe Brainard’s grave… Related Audio Arts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
poetry-magazinePleaseBy Ye ZhouTranslated By Wang PingPlease bring a lightInto the grotto cave, please don’t forgetTo bring a handful of barley.Please plant… Related Audio ReligionBuddhismLivingSorrow & Grieving
poetry-magazineThree Horses Drink Water at the RiverbankBy Chi LechuanTranslated By Wang PingOne white, one red, one blackThree horses are drinking at the riverbankThey drink at their own pace,… Related Audio The MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineThe Distance of My HomeBy EnkehadaTranslated By Wang PingAt dawn, my dreams are tornLooking through the cracksI see a paintingOf a camel as big as an elephant… Related Audio The MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazineValleyBy Li JianjunTranslated By Wang PingOne morning in summerI came upon a valleyWith a school of horsesSheep, larks, and ninety-nine apricot… Related Audio NatureLandscapes & Pastorals
poetry-magazinePlaster [“In this song a drum takes itself apart]By Nathanael Jones In this song a drum takes itself apart. To keep pace move along tracks, dissolve into the points where… Related Audio The Mind
poetry-magazineFrom “Rock Paintings in Alxa”By Wen GuTranslated By Wang PingRain breaks on black rocksStars fall, one by one, on blue stonesA thousand years, ten thousand years… Related Audio History & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPainting & Sculpture
poetry-magazineGeliao StreetBy Yuan XinTranslated By Wang PingA little lane, 220 meters long, 6.3 meters wide.Twenty-six years ago, I biked past the west side of … Related Audio Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsTime & Brevity
poetry-magazineRock Painting on the MandelaBy A’ErTranslated By Wang PingIt rises from the desert into cloudsIt sinks into the river of eternityTime can’t wash awayIts short… Related Audio History & PoliticsThe MindDoubt & ContemplationActivitiesTravels & Journeys
poetry-magazinehow we survived: 爺爺’s pantoum (i)By River 瑩瑩 Dandelionyou had to know the currents, & the sunstay shallow to keep warm in the waters.you had to believe you… Related Audio Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsVerse FormsPantoum
poetry-magazinehow we survived: 爺爺’s pantoum (ii)By River 瑩瑩 Dandelionwe wore watermelon husks to hidelost cargo floating east to hong kongwater lilies & crickets our last… Related Audio Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsVerse FormsPantoum
poetry-magazinePlaster [“We paint all these rooms white”]By Nathanael JonesWe paint all these rooms white without ever questioning the reasoning behind the labor. This fractured… Related Audio The Mind
poetry-magazinePlaster [“How a barn owl is never just a single barn owl”]By Nathanael Jones How a barn owl is never just a single barn owl. Judgment lapsing into echo, collective elastic pulling… Related Audio The MindDoubt & Contemplation
poetry-magazinePlaster [“A shallow depth of field produces flames”]By Nathanael Jones A shallow depth of field produces flames in a dimmed distance, harlequin patterned jit or juke, footwork… Related Audio Arts & SciencesPhotography & Film
poetry-magazinePlaster [“At another work site In a sister borough”]By Nathanael Jones At another work site in a sister borough, a neighbor hears me coughing and tells me she has been having… Related Audio The MindDoubt & Contemplation