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PORTRAIT AFRAID OF THE COLD

An essay on Yang Lian’s poem “Portrait Afraid of the Cold”

From Where the Sea Stands Still · poem translated by Brian Holton

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This page presents a close-reading essay on “Portrait Afraid of the Cold” in two forms: a reading edition and a graphic edition.

The essay considers resemblance and mistaken identity, tracing how fear draws the self toward its own likeness while cold, portraits and metaphor displace any secure original.

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