The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experiences. –Emily Dickinson
Anna Yin’s Poems written in Chinese or Anna Yin’s translation works from Chinese into English
A special issue of Works by Seven Poets Laureate (Sir Andrew Motion, Dana Gioia, George Elliott Clarke, Alice Major, John B. Lee, Marty Gervais and Anna Yin) with translations in Chinese (七位北美桂冠诗人作品欣赏) spreads among Chinese communities globally on WeChat platform.
Other news: Two of my new poems in Chinese （借來的故事/一式兩份）were published in TaiWan The Epoch Poetry Quarterly
#189
(A refreshing and eclectic mix of both deeply personal and formal essays that offer a glimpse into the minds of some of Canada’s most influential poets: Margaret Atwood, George Elliot Clarke, Anne Carson, Anne Simpson, Tim Lilburn, Marilyn Bowering, A.F. Moritz, Mark Abley, Glen Sorestad, Robert Currie, Don McKay, Lillian Allen, and Gregory Scofield) -Measures of Astonishment” Poets on Poetry
–Qutoes from publisher
From time to time, I wonder “Why Poetry?”…
After reading a part of the book: Why Poetry (by Margaret Atwood) and Every Exit is an Entrance (A Praise of Sleep) by Anne Carson, I have gotten answers…. thanks!
Glad that two of my new poems:”Family Album” and “Because Of” were published in “Quixotica” in HongKong. This collection of poems is by both award-winning and emerging poets from Hong Kong, Singapore, the Phillippines and beyond, illustrating how Don Quixote continues to inspire and illuminate across oceans and centuries. Good luck to the book launch in HongKong this July.
Here is a New Year poem I wrote for our city for Mayor’s Levee and glad to read it at city hall of Mississauga:
New Year
This is a New Year poem made by you and me.
On a 12 month-long canvas, with its significant marks,
the horse year has rolled over:
Floats of the season spread seeds for flowers and fruits;
the great green land breeds rich cultures and thriving lives.
Children sing and dance along their everyday routines;
parents work hard to provide pleasure and prosperity.
From rural area to urban center,
new buildings rise and broad roads extend.
Through community to community,
diversity spreads and dignity is shared.
We paint joy and praise peace.
We respect equity and agree to disagree.
From time to time,
somewhere in the world, the sky is falling;
we extend our hands and spirits for support.
Here and there,
our passages are clogged with chaos;
we work together to create great fortune.
New forces gather and signal changes.
Our city and country are leading with promise.
This is a New Year poem.
It has been made by you and me.
On a 365 daily calendar,
each of us makes a difference
so that we can share love and enjoy peace;
each of us kindly contributes
so that together we all can celebrate.
As 2016 arrives,
another New Year poem will form.
It will be made by us.
Here is our land; here is our opportunity.
Together we will guard the land,
together we will build our great fortune.
(photos credit to Meena Chopra, Nisreen Art and Sarah Hei)