Wang Jiaxin

Aug 14, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Wang Jiaxin |Nga Ba |Lia Galvan Lisker

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Apr 11, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Wang Jiaxin |Yilin Wang |Alexander Aguayo

In your room, whatever you hang on your wall—an image of a horse, a picture of the masters,or even a sketch of St. Petersburg—will become your self-portrait. And on the street you walk, whatever you look at,whichever tree, or whatever kind of personyou encounter, you too are one of them . . . you, then, have no basis to be self-righteous. From The Silk Dragon II: Translations of Chinese Poetry, published 2024 by Copper Canyon Press. By arrangement with the publisher.

Apr 2, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Qiu Jin |Yilin Wang |Wang Jiaxin |Nina Perrotta

Take pity on the slice of moon beyond the curtains,     shining not upon joyous gatherings, but rather, partings. The wistful longings of clouds and trees extend on and on.      The Xiāng River’s currents flow, heartless and cold. A mountain in between us, the distance so vast.      When will we finally reunite as we yearn to? Holding an ink brush between my teeth, I mull over words,     fretting late into the night as the water clock drips on. Cold gusts of wind pierce and invade windows.