Book: Something Crosses My Mind

Translating Wang Xiaoni's work is no easy task, given Wang's unusual, complex imagery and introspective language, and yet Eleanor Goodman has rendered it beautifully in the newly-launched book Something Crosses My Mind. By opting for a pared-down, faithful translation that respects the nature of Chinese language and poetic metaphors, this bilingual collection captures Wang's poetic imagination and inventiveness as a poet as well as facilitates appreciation of the stylistics of contemporary Chinese poetry.