NARRATIVE POEM › PART I · PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 2
Portrait of Auntie
Portrait of Auntie
An essay on Yang Lian’s poem “Portrait of Auntie”
From Narrative Poem · poem translated by Brian Holton
This page presents a close-reading essay in both a reading edition and a graphic edition.
The essay follows remembered acts of care and the limits of reconstructing a person through a portrait.
ESSAY
ESSAY