The poet Lao Yang (via translators Lynn Xu and Joshua Edwards) writes, in his poem, “Imitation of Autobiography” (from the collection Pee Poems published by Circumference Books in 2022):
At night
Each person is lifted into their own starry sky
To meet a self who has been resurrected again and again
To encounter the boundlessness of darkness
Today’s episode features the work of the 3 brilliant poets all involved in that stanza—Lao Yang, Joshua Edwards, and Lynn Xu. You’ll hear Lynn and Josh read a few pieces from Lao Yang’s Pee Poems and we’ll discuss what they found in, and how they traversed, translating Lao Yang’s work. Then, we will focus on Joshua Edward’s work in The Double Lamp of Solitude published by Rising Tide Projects, also in 2022. Third, we will swing over to the work of Lynn Xu, and her latest And Those Ashen Heaps That Cantilevered Vase of Moonlight put out by Wave Books in 2022.
Visit here for more information about Lao Yang’s Pee Poems. And see here for details about Joshua Edwards’ work. Find out more here about the work of Lynn Xu.
All poems are performed by Lynn Xu and Joshua Edwards. Other poetry represented is written originally by Lao Yang and translated by Lynn Xu and Joshua Edwards. All poetry discussed are published in Pee Poems (Circumference Books, 2016 by Lao Yang, 2022 translated by Joshua Edwards and Lynn Xu); The Double Lamp of Solitude (Rising Tide Projects, 2022 by Joshua Edwards); and And Those Ashen Heaps That Cantilevered Vase of Moonlight (Wave Books 2022 by Lynn Xu). The poems are the property of the authors themselves and the publisher(s) listed. The song played during the introduction is entitled “Sunday Afternoon” and is performed by The True Loves. Please support their work.
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