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Fiona Sze-Lorrain

‘The “exquisite bridges and flowing water” one finds in poetry are not written by real farmers, but those who claim to love rural life when they most fear it.’In the ninety first episode of the Translated Chinese Podcast, we are travelling half across China to pod you. The writer in question is rural/online star Yu Xiuhua and my guest is her translator, the thoughtful and particular Fiona Sze-Lorrain. The art in question is Yu’s collection of poems and essays Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm (月光落在左手上 - yuèguāng luò zài zuǒshǒu shàng), but spare also a thought for my guest’s recent release, Dear Chrysanthemums: a novel in stories.-// NEWS ITEMS //the Qiu Jin affair - a #namethetranslator incidentMachine Decision is Not Final - new theory-fiction sci-fi allstar texta Xu Xiaobin reading from Paper RepublicSinoist Books northern expedition incoming, keep your eyes peeled-// WORD OF THE DAY //(悟 – wù – understand, enlighten, awaken)-// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //Dear Chrysanthemums: a novel in storiesIn Manchuria: A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural ChinaSunset Song by Lewis Grassic GibbonLi Juan, another rural writer-// Handy TrChFic Links //Help Support TrChFic // Episode TranscriptsINSTAGRAM🫴TWITTER🫴DISCORD

‘The “exquisite bridges and flowing water” one finds in poetry are not written by real farmers, but those who claim to love rural life when they most fear it.’In the ninety first episode of the Translated Chinese Podcast, we are travelling half across China to pod you. The writer in question is rural/online star <a href="https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2018/july/yu-xiuhua-life-lived-poetry-dian-li" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yu Xiuhua</a> and my guest is her translator, the thoughtful and particular <a href="http://www.fionasze.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fiona Sze-Lorrain</a>. The art in question is Yu’s collection of poems and essays <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675805/moonlight-rests-on-my-left-palm-by-yu-xiuhua/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm</a> (月光落在左手上 - yuèguāng luò zài zuǒshǒu shàng), but spare also a thought for my guest’s recent release, <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dear-Chrysanthemums/Fiona-Sze-Lorrain/9781668012987" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dear Chrysanthemums: a novel in stories</a>.-// NEWS ITEMS //<ul><li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/british-museum-exhibit-chinese-translations-intl-hnk/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Qiu Jin affair</a> - a #namethetranslator incident</li><li><a href="https://www.urbanomic.com/book/machine-decision-is-not-final/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Machine Decision is Not Final</a> - new theory-fiction sci-fi allstar text</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/LoudTranslators/status/1672213915499937792" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a Xu Xiaobin reading</a> from Paper Republic</li><li>Sinoist Books northern expedition incoming, <a href="http://eepurl.com/dIQlhv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">keep your eyes peeled</a></li></ul>-// WORD OF THE DAY //(悟 – wù – understand, enlighten, awaken)-// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //<ul><li><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dear-Chrysanthemums/Fiona-Sze-Lorrain/9781668012987" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dear Chrysanthemums: a novel in stories</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22529382-in-manchuria" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Manchuria: A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1203812.Sunset_Song" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sunset Song</a> by Lewis Grassic Gibbon</li><li><a href="https://trchfic.wordpress.com/2022/12/31/ep-51-li-juans-xinjiang-non-fiction-with-christopher-payne-and-jack-hargreaves/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Li Juan</a>, another rural writer</li></ul>-// Handy TrChFic Links //<a href="https://trchfic.wordpress.com/help-support-trchfic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Help Support TrChFic</a> // <a href="https://trchfic.wordpress.com/all-episode-transcripts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode Transcripts</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/trchfic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a>🫴<a href="http://twitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TWITTER</a>🫴<a href="http://discord" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DISCORD</a>

Ep 91 - Yu Xiuhua and Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm with Fiona Sze-Lorrain

Crossing Half of China to Fuck You, by Yu Xiuhua

How far would you go for great love? And what distances would you cross? Yu Xiuhua is a poet from Hengdian, in Hubei, China. She became well known in 2014 with her online poem “Crossing Half of China to Sleep with You.” In 2015, her debut book sold fifteen thousand copies in one day. The New York Times named her one of the eleven most courageous women around the world in 2017.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.We’re pleased to offer Yu Xiuhua’s poem, and invite you to sign up here for the latest from Poetry Unbound.

How far would you go for great love? And what distances would you cross? Yu Xiuhua is a poet from Hengdian, in Hubei, China. She became well known in 2014 with her online poem “Crossing Half of China to Sleep with You.” In 2015, her debut book sold fifteen thousand copies in one day. The New York Times named her one of the eleven most courageous women around the world in 2017.<a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/yu-xiuhua-crossing-half-of-china-to-sleep-with-you/#transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find the transcript</a> for this show at <a href="http://onbeing.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">onbeing.org</a>.We’re pleased to offer Yu Xiuhua’s poem, and invite you to <a href="https://bit.ly/3JUyL4S" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sign up here</a> for the latest from Poetry Unbound.

Yu Xiuhua — Crossing Half of China to Sleep with You

Yu Xiuhua, poeta chinesa nascida em Hengdian (1976-). Na voz de Kun Wang. Tradução do poema: Na verdade, o sexo é a mesma coisa Em cima ou embaixo Nada mais é do que a força de dois corpos colidindo. A força que impele a flor a desabrochar A primavera falsa desta flor que nos faz acreditar erroneamente que a vida foi reaberta. Tudo está acontecendo na China: vulcões estão em erupção, rios estão secando Presos políticos e refugiados são ignorados. Alce e garça-de-coroa-vermelha ameaçados por armas. Passei pela chuva de balas para dormir com você Eu tive que passar por inúmeras noites até o amanhecer para dormir com você Inúmeros eus correndo ao encontro de um eu para dormir com você Claro que algumas vezes as borboletas irão me desvirtuar. A prece confundida pela primavera uma vila Hengdian por cidade natal E essas são todas as razões essenciais por que eu preciso dormir com você

Yu Xiuhua, poeta chinesa nascida em Hengdian (1976-). Na voz de Kun Wang. Tradução do poema: Na verdade, o sexo é a mesma coisa Em cima ou embaixo Nada mais é do que a força de dois corpos colidindo. A força que impele a flor a desabrochar A primavera falsa desta flor que nos faz acreditar erroneamente que a vida foi reaberta. Tudo está acontecendo na China: vulcões estão em erupção, rios estão secando Presos políticos e refugiados são ignorados. Alce e garça-de-coroa-vermelha ameaçados por armas. Passei pela chuva de balas para dormir com você Eu tive que passar por inúmeras noites até o amanhecer para dormir com você Inúmeros eus correndo ao encontro de um eu para dormir com você Claro que algumas vezes as borboletas irão me desvirtuar. A prece confundida pela primavera uma vila Hengdian por cidade natal E essas são todas as razões essenciais por que eu preciso dormir com você