Poem, in its entirety, is available in the printed version of the current issue.
Bio:
ZUO YOU 左右 is a deaf Chinese poet based in Xi’an. His poems have appeared in major Chinese literary magazines, including People’s Literature (Chinese and English editions), Youth Literature, Poetry Journal, Chinese Writers, Flower City, and October. He is the winner of the Fourth Liu Qing Literary Award.
Translated by YI ZHE 易哲 holds an MA in English Language Education from the University of Reading, awarded with Distinction. He has published in the Massachusetts Review, Modern Poetry in Translation, Westerly, Stand, SAND, Poetry New Zealand, Acumen, the Malahat Review, Bellevue Literary Review, and Two Thirds North. His translation has appeared in the anthology Versus Versus: 100 Poems by Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent Poets (Bloodaxe Books, 2025).