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Issue 5 is here, and it roars
Spittoon Literary Magazine introduces six of China’s best new writers with striking new publication design and much more.
Tag: beijing
Chinese Literature 中, En
Featured Translation: 叶美 Ye Mei
Ana digs in to find the source of quiet, potential energy in this translation of Ye Mei’s “Anniversary”.
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The Poetry of 郝一琼 Hao Yiqiong
Our February featured poet seeks and muses through the dreamscapes of Montana, Barcelona, Istanbul, and a starry night.
Chinese Literature 中, En
Featured Translation: 李海鹏 Li Haipeng
Discover some feats of bold yet faithful translation—and a touch of politics—as you lose yourself in this twisting, wintry poem.
Beijing Lights En
Beijing Lights #5: Every Day A New Yearning for Life
“I’m an idealist, which means I feel disappointed very often because apparently it’s not a perfect world we’re living in. Yet I also get so often amazed because the world stores so many surprises.”
北京: Community
Cut Chronicles: The Art of Cui Xiaoqing
Cui Xiaoqing 崔小清 revives the folk art of paper cutting to astounding effect: sprawling, awesomely intricate narrative depictions of pollution-sucking spirits, urbanization, and the origins of written language. Deva Eveland meets the artist and takes us behind his works.
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The Poetry of Camilla BD
“Poetry is my way to humanise everything inanimate in the city,” says Camilla BD. In three poems, Spittoon Monthly’s December poet casts her animating eye on Edinburgh and Beijing.
Chinese Literature 中, En
Featured Translation: 陈维彪 Tang Jui Piow
Words and subject test each other in these three minimalist poems by Tang Jui Piow. But how do you translate that? Ana’s foreword zooms in.