The Atlas of the War against Epidemic - Yang Zhixue / 杨志学

Yang Zhixue / 杨志学





The Atlas of the War against Epidemic

The eyes of horror, the eyes of pain
The eyes of men that are dying with hate
So many the bright and merciful eyes that flash in an instant

The fists of anger, the fists that say “no” to fate
Clench the fists, every fist that declares war on the plague
So resolute the fists that are up in the line of fire to pledge their faith

The speed of traffic, the speed of manpower
The speed that awakens the gods of Fire and Thunder
The speed of saving lives, a speed faster than Death

The time of isolation, the time of confrontation
The time to experience war in peace
The time to stop the enemy on the other side of mountain

The rhythm of the universe, the rhythm of everything
The rhythm of willow branches that sweep across the river
Listen to the rhythm of the coming spring in battle

(Translated by Zhou Wenbiao)




战“疫”图谱

惊恐的眼睛，痛苦的眼睛
眼睁睁离开人世的遗恨的眼睛
刹那间闪出许多明亮的慈爱的眼睛

愤怒的拳头，对命运说不的拳头
握紧了，一只只向魔鬼宣战的拳头
火线上举起了对信仰宣誓的拳头

交通的速度，人力的速度
唤醒了火神雷神的速度
生存的速度，要跑赢死亡的速度

隔离的时间，对峙的时间
和平中体验战争的时间
把敌人阻击到了山的那边的时间

宇宙的节奏，万物的节奏
杨柳枝拂过江面的节奏
战斗中谛听春天降临人间的节奏




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Yang Zhixue, pen name Yang Shu, graduated from Zhengzhou University, Beijing Normal University and Capital Normal University, who is a doctor of letters, senior editor and member of Chinese Writers Association, used to be the editorial director of “Poetry” magazine, associate professor in the PLA Foreign Language Institute and head of the Chinese Poetry Website, and currently director of Literature and Publishing Management Department of China Writers Publishing Group. He is the author of monographs on poetics “Poetry: Research and Appreciation and the Study of Poetry Communication”, collection of poetry “Romantically Walking through the Land of the Motherland”, anthology of poetry and theory “A Mutual Understanding Heart”, collection of poetry appreciation and criticism “Who Can Keep Time”, and etc. He has edited more than 20 anthologies, including “Recitation of China and Chinese Excellent Poems of the Year”. He was invited to be the member of the juries of “Lu Xun Literature Prize” and other important poetry awards. His poetry won the prize by “Shanghai Literature” and other awards. He was appointed by the Chinese Writers’ Association as the head of the Chinese poets’ delegation to visit Serbia.


杨志学，笔名杨墅，先后毕业于郑州大学、北京师范大学和首都师范大学。文学博士，编审，中国作家协会会员。历任解放军外语学院副教授、《诗刊》编辑部主任、中国诗歌网负责人等，现任中国作家出版集团文学与出版管理部主任。著有诗学专著《诗歌：研究与品鉴》、《诗歌传播研究》，诗集《在祖国大地上浪漫地行走》，诗与论合集《心有灵犀》，诗歌赏评集《谁能留住时光》等。主编诗集《朗诵中国》、《中国年度优秀诗歌》等二十多部。曾应邀担任鲁迅文学奖和其他重要诗歌奖项的评委， 诗歌作品获《上海文学》奖等奖项。曾受中国作家协会委派，任中国诗人代表团团长出访塞尔维亚。