Composed of a palette of divisions, ＂Ancient Temple＂ （古寺） opens with repetition. Each image （stone 石头, memory 记忆） builds on the trace of its predecessor. The poem＇s lyricism reflects the organicity of lan...Composed of a palette of divisions, ＂Ancient Temple＂ （古寺） opens with repetition. Each image （stone 石头, memory 记忆） builds on the trace of its predecessor. The poem＇s lyricism reflects the organicity of language that self-generates, one image climbing atop the next. Sensorial interplay layers aurality and visuality in ways that foreground absence. The refrain of the lines quoted above （＂without memory＂） counter-acts the trace of historical existence. These timeless echoes without remembrance lead, nonetheless, to a ＂here＂ in the seventh line.展开更多
文摘Composed of a palette of divisions, ＂Ancient Temple＂ （古寺） opens with repetition. Each image （stone 石头, memory 记忆） builds on the trace of its predecessor. The poem＇s lyricism reflects the organicity of language that self-generates, one image climbing atop the next. Sensorial interplay layers aurality and visuality in ways that foreground absence. The refrain of the lines quoted above （＂without memory＂） counter-acts the trace of historical existence. These timeless echoes without remembrance lead, nonetheless, to a ＂here＂ in the seventh line.
