New Perspectives on Contemporary Chinese Poetry

16. This translation is by Denis Mair. This and the original poem appear on
    the Poetry Sky“天˜Web site.


17. The poem was composed on the occasion of the birth of Yan’s first child.
    His preoccupation with nourishment and life was as a consequence
    uncommonly acute. Personal conversation with the author, August 2005.

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