Xin Xu is a PhD candidate in the Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages at the University of Connecticut. She translates classical Chinese prose and contemporary Chinese poetry; her translations of three poems by Yi Sha recently appeared in World Literature Today.
“A Fisherman at Lake Dian.” Photo by Yu Jian.
Reading Glasses
I am no longer young, a half-blind Homer,
wearing reading glasses to see the world.
The calendar shows that it...
Photo: Momoko Morita/Pixabay
Suitability
The typhoon has arrived.Wind force 12.It is merciful.
From this city,it has taken only one person away,the one with unkempt hair.The one who wanders all day a...