Monday, January 15, 2007

Yao Feng

Yao Feng, Yao Jingming, was born in Beijing. He has a strong relationship with Portugal. Eugénio de Andrade is one of his portuguese favourits poets. Is considered one of the most important chinese poets in the new generation. Yao Feng is the coordinator of the Sino-Western Poetry Magazine. Easily he expresses himself in portuguese. Is the author of four poetry books in portuguese and in chinese. Published in 2006 Farawaysong, from where we took:

TROUGHT THE CENTRAL PLAINS

the train passing trough the land
the sweet corn taking in the sunshine

years pass
the corn lays down many times
stands up to feed us
climbs many times
these kernels like me smiling
all yellow teeth
not a single one is golden

Yao Feng, Farawaysong

In the book we can see paintings from Ge Zhen. At the end of the tree, nº2, is one of them:


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