By Yuan Changming
A deep double-
Throat, singing
From beyond
Heaven or hell
Echoing in nature
As it finds itself
Heard in
A human voice
Like a whale’s call
Perceivable
By its like
Even afar across
The whole Pacific
Yuan Changming began to learn the English alphabet in Shanghai at age 19. With a Canadian PhD in English, Yuan edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver. Credits include 12 Pushcart nominations, 15 collections & appearances in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17), BestNewPoemsOnline & Poetry Daily, among 2009 others, across 49 countries. Yuan was a poetry judge for Canada’s 2021 National Magazine Awards. Early in 2022, Yuan began writing and publishing fiction.
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