chinese

I’ve got a jug of liquid glee

I’ve got a jug of liquid glee

Five poems by Bai Juyi (白居易), translated from Chinese by Aaron Poochigian

looking into the next life

looking into the next life

Three poems by Ma Hua, translated from Chinese by Winnie Zeng

parted by death, we choke

parted by death, we choke

Five poems from In the Same Light: 200 Tang Poems for Our Century, translated by Wong May

jumping out of one building and into another

jumping out of one building and into another

Three poems by Ma Yan, translated from Chinese by Stephen Nashef

In those days, I still lived. I hadn’t burned out

In those days, I still lived. I hadn’t burned out

Is that love, for our own sake we piled up your bodies

Is that love, for our own sake we piled up your bodies

our one small lamp struggles against the wind

our one small lamp struggles against the wind

Do not try to fool me with purity.

Do not try to fool me with purity.

your big house, your america

your big house, your america

set brush, mirror,salt shaker, scissors
under a red regime I find a self as yet unnamed

under a red regime I find a self as yet unnamed

Can any of us save ourselves? Save another?

Can any of us save ourselves? Save another?

They knocked my teeth out. I became a member.

They knocked my teeth out. I became a member.

I should have been born a giant bird

I should have been born a giant bird

followed by sudden rain, sudden wind

followed by sudden rain, sudden wind