POETRY
MERMAID
β POEM by Cao Shui
(Translated from Chinese)
I walk along carrying an injured fish,
This pot only fits one fish,
How was it that the fish was injured?
I too want to know the answer,
Only an examination will reveal the truth,
I traveled past mountain ranges, bodies of water,
I travel through centuries, millennia,
Great rivers cut through deep valleys,
One night I fell into flooding waters,
The fish jumped out from the jar,
I could only stare as she left,
People say Iβm affable,
The fish now becomes a mermaid,
With servant girls by her side,
A waning moon sits upon my head,
The mermaid ascends the moon,
A drop of fragrant dew drops down,
I extended my hands to catch it,
And suddenly understood life thatβs passed, life that comes.
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[(Translated from CHINESE by Brendan HigginbottomοΌUSA)]
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Cao Shui
Cao
Shui,
also Shawn Cao (born in Jun 5, 1982), is a Chinese poet, novelist, screenwriter
and translator. He is a representative figure of Chinese Contemporary
Literature. He leads the Great Poetry Movement. His most notable works includes
Epic of Eurasia, the already mentioned trilogy and King Peacock (TV series). So
far forty books of Cao Shui have been published, including 10 poem collections,
5 essay collections, 10 novels, 4 translations, 18 fairy tales and 100 episodes
TV series and films.
Cao
Shui
has won more than 50 literary awards worldwide. His works have been translated
into 24 languages. He is also chief editor of Great Poetry, deputy editor in
chief of World Poetry, Asian coordinator of World Poetry Movement, coordinator
of BRICS Writers Association, executive president of the Silk Road
International Poetry Festival, Chairman of Beijing International Poetry Film
Festival. Currently he lives in Beijing, and works as a professional writer and
screenwriter.
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Cao
Shui
Cao
Shui,
also Shawn Cao (born in Jun 5, 1982), is a Chinese poet, novelist, screenwriter
and translator. He is a representative figure of Chinese Contemporary
Literature. He leads the Great Poetry Movement. His most notable works includes
Epic of Eurasia, the already mentioned trilogy and King Peacock (TV series). So
far forty books of Cao Shui have been published, including 10 poem collections,
5 essay collections, 10 novels, 4 translations, 18 fairy tales and 100 episodes
TV series and films.
Cao
Shui
has won more than 50 literary awards worldwide. His works have been translated
into 24 languages. He is also chief editor of Great Poetry, deputy editor in
chief of World Poetry, Asian coordinator of World Poetry Movement, coordinator
of BRICS Writers Association, executive president of the Silk Road
International Poetry Festival, Chairman of Beijing International Poetry Film
Festival. Currently he lives in Beijing, and works as a professional writer and
screenwriter.
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Brendan Higginbottom
Brendan Higginbottom American poet and translator, who studied Chinese Language and Literature and Creative writing at the University of Kansas, graduating in December 2015. He currently lives and writes in Lawrence, Kansas, USA.
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