Author: Anna Yin

As requested by Black Moss Press, I wrote this and now it is on Black Moss Blog:

When I interviewed Richard Greene about the question: “What do you think poetry is to our modern life?” he replied: “Poetry to our life is like water to fish.” His answer might seem bold and dramatic for some people, but not for me. I can picture myself –the fish … saved by water – poetry. From the very beginning of my poetry journey, I have believed that. Thus I promoted Poetry Alive passionately. I high-profile poets at events that I have hosted for believing that poets deserve more attention since they distill life’s essence and speak for it.   Continue…  and report: Manors in Poeticism by Hani Yassine

And also for my book event’s news release…

I was requested to read In Flanders Fields at the City’s Remembrance Day ceremony at celebration square on November 11th…

Check this: Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae

Here is my translation in Chinese: 在佛兰德斯战场

在佛兰德斯战场，血红罂粟飘扬
一排排十字架之间，成列又成行；
那儿就是我们长眠之地。天空上
云雀依然在勇敢欢唱，展翅飞翔，
枪林弹雨中，依稀听到它们歌唱。

我们刚刚阵亡。就在几天以前
我们还活着，感受拂晓，目睹夕阳，
爱过，也被爱过，而今都长眠
在佛兰德斯战场。

继续着我们同敌人的战斗吧：
我们垂落的手向你投掷这把
火炬；它属于你们，请握紧高举。
若你们违背对我们死者的诺言，
我们绝不能安息，就算罂粟之花
开遍佛兰德斯战场。