Lantern Review

Fiona Sze-Lorrain

Man of Few Possessions

by Lan Lan (trans. Fiona Sze-Lorrain)

A katydid and cricket
singer dressed in green and a priest in black robes
among peas on a summer night
whispering, at the ear

“This,” a man listens attentively
“—quiet spring water so gently filled
the deep pit of my tragic fate—”