WHERE THE SEA STANDS STILL › POMEGRANATES DENIED
From Where the Sea Stands Still · poem translated by Brian Holton
Read the poetry with its original interpretation, then return to it through a revised critical reading.
Yang Lian’s Chinese poetry and Brian Holton’s English translation, followed by the original interpretive essay.
The Simplest Thing + AnalysisA second encounter with the poem, developed through Astra’s newer research methodology: Chinese-first close reading, attention to translation, and a renewed examination of the original interpretation.
WTSSS_LC34_E_v2.pdf