Movie Poster on the Wall of a Café
Rome
is written on the skirt of a woman.
A robust woman in black,
ruddy-cheeked, stands
between heaven and earth,
hands on hips.
She fills the poster with her body,
leaving only a corner
to the maroon sky and dark clouds.
All of Italy is carried in her eyes.
The title drops on her breast.
在一家咖啡馆的墙壁上看到的电影海报
罗马
被写在一个女人的裙摆上
顶天立地的健壮女人
脸颊泛红
双手插腰
黑色上衣
身材占满整张海报
只露出一点暗红色的天空
和黑色的云
眼睛装下整个意大利
导演把名字写在她的胸上
The poet
Yulun Wu, born in 1995, is a widely published poet based in China, where he won the 2016 Top Ten Poets award. He studies at Beijing Normal University in Beijing.
The translator
Yuwei Cui, based in China, is a bilingual poet and translator. Her first poetry collection Fish Bones was published in Macau (ASM, 2017). Her poems and translations have appeared in literary journals in the U.S., Australia, Canada, and Vietnam.