The Magpie at Night Erik Jan Harmens and worked on her version

and worked on her version intermittently until her death in 2019

lyric essays about the places between life and death

This River is at once lyrical and philosophical

ze heeft krullen als de kringen in water

The poet places himself as a critic of established power systems

The Magpie at Night Erik Jan Harmens and worked on her versionLi Qingzhao (trans. Wendy Chen) Li Qingzhao is justly celebrated for her place in Chinese literary history. She was a poet with a wry, unsentimental style and a rich sense of melody. Her ci lyrics that were originally set to music are glorious in their depth and genius, spare and arresting on the line. They evoke with rare immediacy the haunting beauty of country life during the Song dynasty; the unseen, restive labour of the poet; and Li Qingzhaos