Sway by Yu Yoyo
12th September
Listen to ‘Sway’ by the Chinese poet Yu Yoyo, translated by the UK poet A K Blakemore and the editor & translator Dave Haysom. The poem was recorded during Yu yoyo’s UK tour.
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sway
the grilled fish place still openand this entire street seems highperforate the fish bellyto season the thought…Continue reading the English translation
晃荡
整条街都抹了致幻剂街头的烤鱼店还没打烊钻进鱼肚为想死的念头码好佐料身子轻盈像鱼一样从A面翻到B面每一筷子都是在为出窍的灵魂剥离皮肉现在好了赤裸裸地晃荡吧让酒鬼从胸膛穿过向坠落的同伴吹一口气脑袋放进车轮反复碾压…
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