I Like You, but Seldom Hug You: Ten Poems by Zhou Li ↗︎
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Ten poems by Zhou Li, translated by Xi Nan, on rain, distance, love and the strange pressures of everyday life.
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Beyond Borders: Xi Nan on Poetry, Translation and Independent Writing ↗︎
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Xi Nan speaks with Nick DeForest about Chinese poetry, literary translation, independent writing and the relationship between literature, society and individual freedom.
Read the piece →See Me Scared to Move ↗︎
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A summer job as a nighttime security guard brings a young writer face to face with spiders, shadows and the strange weight of fear.
Read the piece →Poetry, Solitude and a Hundred Tortoises: An Interview with poet Zhou Li ↗︎
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Fish Lu speaks with Chinese poet Zhou Li about poetry, emotions, everyday work and the company of a hundred tortoises. Translated by Xi Nan.
Read the piece →Sentences Walk ↗︎
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Twenty short prose pieces by Zhang Wei. Translated by Xi Nan.
Read the piece →Ten Poems by Fish Lu Nominated for Pushcart Literary Prize ↗︎
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Ten poems by Fish Lu. Translated from Chinese by Xi Nan.
Read the poems →The Mainstreamer ↗︎
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“You should integrate into mainstream British society ASAP!”
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