有甚么在我心里一过 Something Crosses My Mind (Simplified Chinese and English) - 王小妮 Xiaoni Wang - 文宇宙｜Bookniverse

「今天」当代文学系列聚焦中国大陆和海外的新锐作品，由北岛,刘禾与Christopher Mattison主编，封面采用艺术家徐冰的版画作品。该系列迄今已有十一本双语诗集问世。 王小妮的作品《有甚么在我心里一过》为系列之一。 The JINTIAN [今天] series of contemporary literature features new and innovative writing from mainland China and abroad. Titles in the series are edited by Bei Dao, Lydia H. Liu, and Christopher Mattison. A collaborative venture between Zephyr Press, the Jintian Literary Foundation, and The Chinese University Press, each bilingual title highlights the ever-changing literary culture of China while simultaneously expanding the English language with a wave of new voices in translation. Something Crosses My Mind by Wang Xiaoni is one of the selections. Endorsement: From one of China’s most important poets after 1980, this is a stunning book of poetry, a poetry that is characterized by electric honesty and acute observation. In these pages, we hear Wang Xiaoni’s candid and penetrating voice about contemporary China—all through her quiet but powerful verse. The translator Eleanor Goodman, herself a wonderful poet, should be congratulated for her brilliant translation. —Kang-i Sun Chang, Malcolm G. Chace ’56 Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Yale University Wang Xiaoni is a revered Chinese poet who has been writing since her teens. Over the decades, her poetry has grown more resonant, marked with striking images and extraordinary associations, and characterized by a quiet personal voice. The poems in this volume embody a distinct sensibility and a major achievement. Eleanor Goodman’s exacting translation makes them a pure pleasure to read and reread. —Ha Jin The jintian [今天] series of contemporary literature features new and innovative writing from mainland China and abroad. Titles in the series are edited by Bei Dao, Lydia H. Liu, and Christopher Mattison. A collaborative venture between Zephyr Press, the Jintian Literary Foundation, and The Chinese University Press, each bilingual title highlights the ever-changing literary culture of China while simultaneously expanding the English language with a wave of new voices in translation.