To Practice the Rhythms
By (Author) Shu Cai
Translated by Ouyang Yu
Puncher and Wattmann
Puncher and Wattmann
1st November 2019
Australia
Paperback
205
Width 148mm, Height 210mm, Spine 12mm
277g
To Practice the Rhythms is one in a part of an attractive new Chinese poetry series, translated by the leading poet and translator Ouyang Yu. This collection features a number of poems in both Chinese and English from the award-winning writer Shu Cai. The covers are part of a beautiful series by Sydney-based Chinese artist Zhao Baokang.
Three Years
the land, extending itself, makes
one turn after another, spitting
village after village, till it gives
its cold light to the gaping grave...