Changming Yuan, China-Canada
Tall against the frozen sky
You stand as still as straight, your skeletons
Are the exquisite calligraphy
Of an entire season
Your name is curly writ
Not in water
But with wind
Before leaving his native country, Yuan Changming published monographs on translation. Currently, Yuan edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Qing Yuan in Vancouver. Credits include ten Pushcart nominations and publications in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17) and BestNewPoemsOnline, amongst others.