WHERE THE SEA STANDS STILL › POMEGRANATES DENIED
THE SOUTH
THE SOUTH
An essay on Yang Lian’s poem “The South”
From Where the Sea Stands Still · poem translated by Brian Holton
This page presents a close-reading essay on “The South” in two forms: a reading edition and a graphic edition.
The essay traces denial through the sea, oppressive heat and damaged language, reading the poem alongside “The North.”
ESSAY
ESSAY
