Song of Exploring the Waterways

by Song Lin

This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-two titles published for 2015 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2015 is "Poetry and Conflict". 21 international poets from 18 different places are invited to participate in recitations, symposia and sharing sessions of the Poetry Nights. A recitation focusing on 10 local Hong Kong poets, "Hong Kong Cantonese Poetry Night" is included. This collection seeks to make accessible the best of contemporary international poetry with outstanding translations.

48 pages, Paperback

Published February 15, 2016

About the author

Song Lin started writing poetry in the 80’s and moved to Paris in 1991. After staying in France, Singapore and Argentina he returned to China in 2003 where he’s been teaching and editing. He is the poetry editor of Today magazine since 1992 and is now one of the editors of Poetry Reading in China.