Posts Tagged ‘艾蒿’
4月 3, 2021
10 YEARS – NPC十岁了!
10 years ago, Yi Sha 伊沙 began to present one poem each day on Chinese social media. This has become a representative collection of new poetry in the new century, aptly named NPC, New Poetry Canon 新世纪诗典.
Eight years ago I began to look for NPC poems each day, translating more and more into German and English. In 2014 my own poetry appeared on NPC for the first time. After two books of Yi Sha’s poetry, I have now published, along with Juliane Adler, the first book of a 4-volume-series of NPC poetry in Chinese and German. Here are the contents:
BRETT VOLLER NÄGEL 布满钉子的木板
NPC-Anthologie 新世纪诗典
Band 1: A–J. Gedichte
Chinesisch/Deutsch
Übersetzt von Martin Winter
Herausgegeben von Juliane Adler und Martin Winter
ISBN 978-3-903267-00-8
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标签:3A, A Ti, A Wen, A Wu, A Yu, AAA, Ai Hao, Ai Mi, An Qi, anthologies, anthology, Ao Yuntao, Bai Diu, Bai Li, Bei Dao, Bei Lang, Benben S.K., book, Cai Xiyin, Caiwong Namjack, Caomu Xin, Cha Wenjin, Chang Yuchun, Chao Hui, Che Qianzi, Chen Moshi, Chen Yanqiang, Chen Yulun, Chen Yunfeng, Cheng Bei, Cheng Tao, Chun Sue, Cong Rong, 独禽, 白立, 秦非, 程涛, 笨笨 s.k., 第广龙, 簡天平, 纪彦峰, Da Duo, Da You, Dai Guanglei, Dechen Pakme, Denis Mair, Di Guanglong, Dong Yue, Du Qin, Du Sishang, Du Zhongmin, Duo Er, Eryue Lan, Ezher, 耿占坤, 胡赞辉, 胡泊, 金山, 艾米, 艾蒿, 艾孜哈尔, 草木心, 蒋彩云, 蔡喜印, 蔣雪峰, 蔣濤, 阿煜, 阿吾, 阿嚏, 阿文, 陈玉伦, 陈衍强, 陈默实, 陈云峰, 虎子, 韩敬源, 韩永恒, 韩东, 高歌, 鬼石, 谷驹休, 鴻鴻, 鸿鸿, 黄礼孩, 黄翔, 黄开兵, 黄海, 黄海兮, 车前子, 龚志坚, Fa Xing, Fei Qin, Feng Xuan, Gang Jumu, Gao Ge, Geng Zhankun, German, Gong Zhijian, Guangtou, Gui Shi, Hai An, Hai Jing, Hai Qing, Han Dong, Han Jingyuan, Han Yongheng, Hong Junzhi, Hou Ma, Houhou Jing, Hu Bo, Hu Zi, Huang Hai, Huang Kaibing, Huang Lihai, Huang Xiang, Hung Hung, Huzi, Ji Yanfeng, Jian Tianping, Jiang Caiyun, Jiang Erman, Jiang Rui, Jiang Tao, Jiang Xinhe, Jiang Xuefeng, Jianghu Hai, Jin Shan, Jun Er, language, languages, literature, media, people, poetry, poets, social media, time, translation, yi sha, 光头, 公子琴, 冈居木, 冯谖, 北岛, 北浪, 发星, 君儿, 大友, 大朵, 姜馨贺, 姜二嫚, 安琪, 常遇春, 德乾恒美, 成倍, 才旺南杰, 摆丢, 敖云涛, 春树, 朝晖, 朵儿, 杜思尚, 杜中民, 查文瑾, 梅丹理, 江睿, 江湖海, 洪君植, 海菁, 海青, 海岸, 三个A, 东岳, 二月蓝, 从容, 代光磊, 侯马
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3月 25, 2021
BRETT VOLLER NÄGEL 布满钉子的木板
NPC-Anthologie 新世纪诗典
Band 1: A–J
NPC stands for New Poetry Canon, or New Century Poetry Canon 新世纪诗典, presented by Yi Sha 伊沙 in Chinese social media each day since spring 2011. NPC outside of poetry is National People’s Congress, China’s parliament that convenes in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for two weeks each March. Yi Sha’s NPC poem of the day on Sina Weibo 新浪微博, Tencent WeChat 微信 and other platforms gets clicked, forwarded, commented 10,000 times or more, each day. Each year a book comes out, about every week there are events in Xi’an, Beijing and many, many places all over China and beyond. All produced independently from among the people 民间, not by any state organizations. This book contains poems by 81 poets listed below. This is the first volume (A-J) in a series of four books. Compiled and edited by Juliane Adler and Martin Winter, translated by Martin Winter.
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NPC steht für New Poetry Canon, eigentlich New Century Poetry Canon, 新世纪诗典. Abgekürzt als NPC. NPC steht sonst für National People’s Congress, also der Nationale Volkskongress, Chinas Parlament, das allerdings nur einmal im Jahr im März zwei Wochen lang zusammentritt. Seit 2011 wird von Yi Sha 伊沙 im NPC-新世纪诗典 jeden Tag ein Gedicht vorgestellt, in mehreren chinesischen sozialen Medien zugleich. Oft wird ein einziges Gedicht schon in den ersten zwei Tagen zehntausende Male angeklickt, kommentiert und weitergeleitet. Ein nationaler Poesiekongress und eine umfangreiche Studie der heutigen Gesellschaft. Band 1 präsentiert 81 Autorinnen und Autoren. Wird fortgesetzt.
Cover/Umschlag etc: Neue Arche von Kuang Biao 邝飚 und 3 Grafiken von: An Qi 安琪
Autorinnen und Autoren:
A Ti 阿嚏, A Wen 阿文, A Wu 阿吾, A Yu 阿煜, AAA (3A) 三个A, Ai Hao 艾蒿, Ai Mi 艾米, An Qi 安琪, Ao Yuntao 敖运涛, Bai Diu 摆丢, Bai Li 白立, Bei Dao 北岛, Bei Lang 北浪, Benben S. K. 笨笨. S. K, Cai Xiyin 蔡喜印, Caiwong Namjack 才旺南杰, Caomu Xin 草木心, Cha Wenjin 查文瑾, Chang Yuchun 常遇春, Chao Hui 朝晖, Che Qianzi 车前子, Chen Moshi 陈默实, Chen Yanqiang 陈衍强, Chen Yulun 陈玉伦, Chen Yunfeng 陈云峰, Cheng Bei 成倍, Cheng Tao 程涛, Chun Sue 春树, Cong Rong 从容, Da Duo 大朵, Da You 大友, Dai Guanglei 代光磊, Dechen Pakme 德乾恒美, Denis Mair 梅丹理, Di Guanglong 第广龙, Dong Yue 东岳, Du Qin 独禽, Du Sishang 杜思尚, Du Zhongmin 杜中民, Duo Er 朵儿, Eryue Lan 二月蓝, Ezher 艾孜哈尔, Fa Xing 发星, Fei Qin 秦菲, Feng Xuan 冯谖, Gang Jumu 冈居木, Gao Ge 高歌, Geng Zhankun 耿占坤, Gong Zhijian 龚志坚, Gongzi Qin 公子琹, Gu Juxiu 谷驹休, Guangtou 光头, Gui Shi 鬼石, Hai An 海岸, Hai Jing 海菁, Hai Qing 海青, Han Dong 韩东, Han Jingyuan 韩敬源, Han Yongheng 韩永恒, Hong Junzhi 洪君植, Hou Ma 侯马,Houhou Jing 后后井, Hu Bo 胡泊, Hu Zanhui 胡赞辉, Huang Hai 黄海, Huang Kaibing 黄开兵, Huang Lihai 黃禮孩, Huang Xiang 黄翔, Hung Hung 鴻鴻, Huzi 虎子, Ji Yanfeng 纪彦峰, Jian Tianping 簡天平, Jiang Caiyun 蒋彩云, Jiang Erman 姜二嫚, Jiang Rui 江睿, Jiang Tao 蔣濤, Jiang Xinhe 姜馨贺, Jiang Xuefeng 蔣雪峰, Jianghu Hai 江湖海, Jin Shan 金山, Jun Er 君儿
BRETT VOLLER NÄGEL 布满钉子的木板 NPC-Anthologie 新世纪诗典 Band 1: A–J
Die chinesischen Gedichte sind hauptsächlich erschienen in:
NPC 新世纪诗典 1-6,伊沙 编选 著,磨铁图书 (Xiron), Zhejiang People‘s Publishing 浙江人民出版社, Bände 1-6, herausgegeben von Yi Sha. Hangzhou 2012-2018
NPC 新世纪诗典 7,伊沙 编选 著,磨铁图书 (Xiron), China Youth Publishing 中国青年出版社, Band 7, herausgegeben von Yi Sha. Beijing 2018
NPC 新世纪诗典 8,伊沙 编选 著,磨铁图书 (Xiron), China Friendship Publishing 中国友谊出版公司, Band 8, herausgegeben von Yi Sha. Beijing 2020
Die restlichen Texte stammen aus Internetquellen (Soziale Medien: Sina Weibo, Tencent Weixin etc.) mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Autorinnen und Autoren. Die Texte aus 2019 und 2020-2021 werden in den Büchern NPC 9 und 10 erscheinen.
BRETT VOLLER NÄGEL 布满钉子的木板 NPC-Anthologie 新世纪诗典 Band 1: A–J
标签:3A, A Ti, A Wen, A Wu, A Yu, AAA, Ai Hao, Ai Mi, all, An Qi, animals, Ao Yuntao, Bai Diu, Bai Li, Bei Dao, Bei Lang, Benben S.K., board, bodies, body, book, books, Cai Xiyin, Caiwong Namjack, Caomu Xin, Cha Wenjin, Chang Yuchun, Chao Hui, characters, Che Qianzi, Chen Moshi, Chen Yanqiang, Chen Yulun, Chen Yunfeng, Cheng Bei, Cheng Tao, children, Chun Sue, Cong Rong, contact, continent, cracks, culture, customs, 独禽, 白立, 秦菲, 程涛, 笨笨 s.k., 第广龙, 簡天平, 纪彦峰, Da Duo, Da You, Dai Guanglei, day, Dechen Pakme, Denis Mair, Di Guanglong, discussions, Dong Yue, Du Qin, Du Sishang, Du Zhongmin, Duo Er, Eryue Lan, everything, expression, eyes, Ezher, 耿占坤, 胡赞辉, 胡泊, 金山, 艾米, 艾蒿, 艾孜哈尔, 草木心, 蒋彩云, 蔡喜印, 蔣雪峰, 蔣彩雲, 蔣濤, 阿煜, 阿吾, 阿嚏, 阿文, 陈玉伦, 陈衍强, 陈默实, 陈云峰, 虎子, 高歌, 鴻鴻, 黃禮孩, 黄翔, 黄开兵, 黄海, 黄海兮, 车前子, 龚志坚, Fa Xing, fabrik.transit, face, faces, Fei Qin, Feng Xuan, figures, food, Gang Jumu, Gao Ge, Geng Zhankun, Gong Zhijian, hearts, history, Hong Junzhi, Hou Ma, Houhou Jing, Hu Bo, Hu Zanhui, Huang Hai, Huang Haixi, Huang Kaibing, Huang Lihai, Huang Xiang, Hung Hung, Huzi, island, islands, Ji Yanfeng, Jian Tianping, Jiang Caiyun, Jiang Erman, Jiang Rui, Jiang Tao, Jiang Xinhe, Jiang Xuefeng, Jianghu Hai, Jin Shan, Juliane Adler, Jun Er, language, languages, life, literature, Martin Winter, mask, masks, Mediterranean, memory, men, minds, mountains, mouth, nail, names, night, NPC, pages, paper, people, performance, plain language, poetry, politics, province, religion, ritual, rivers, society, spirit, taiwan, Taiwanese, territory, Tibetan, tongue, translation, Uighurs, voice, volume, women, wood, words, writing, year, yi sha, youth, 冈居木, 冯谖, 北岛, 北浪, 发星, 后后井, 君儿, 大友, 大朵, 姜馨贺, 姜二嫚, 安琪, 常遇春, 德乾恒美, 成倍, 才旺南杰, 摆丢, 敖运涛, 新世纪詩典, 春树, 朝晖, 朵儿, 杜思尚, 杜中民, 查文瑾, 梅丹理, 江睿, 江湖海, 洪君植, 三个A, 东岳, 二月蓝, 从容, 代光磊, 伊沙, 侯马
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4月 6, 2019
Ai Hao
CONSOLATION
Having cared for me a few times
after big operations,
my father seems to have found his calling
in the hospital back home.
He’s a health worker,
income’s not bad,
but he cannot forget
to sigh with regret:
“If I had some education,
it could be even better.”
This time I used another way
to console him.
“Dad, look at me.”
Translated by MW, April 2019
标签:Ai Hao, education, 艾蒿, family, health, hospital, NPC, 新世纪詩典
发表在 2000s, 2010s, 2019, 20th century, 21st century, April 2019, NPC, poetry, Translations, Uncategorized, 新世纪诗典 | Leave a Comment »
10月 20, 2018
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《新世纪诗典》之@典裘沽酒日
新世纪诗典——典裘沽酒《重阳节》
伊沙点评: 我本不想说典裘沽酒是垃圾派,但是本月初粤东行,一路上听他一直跟祥林嫂似的介绍垃圾派,我对他的打击当面和在此是一样的:他的垃圾诗都不好甚至坏。他只要一发力就要出坏诗。他的好诗缘自于他叫沈绍裘时候深植在心的经典意识以及朴素正常的情感和写作时的平常心,就像这一首,真实的,太真实了;中国的,太中国了!好一个“砸歪”(不是没砸)!
Dianqiu Gujiu, 1959 in Miluo, Provinz Hunan, geboren. Eisenbahnpolizist in der Provinz Guangdong (Kanton). Publiziert seit 1985. Gehört zur Richtung der Abfalldichter (Laji shipai).
典裘沽酒简介
本名沈绍裘,男,1959年秋生于湖南汨罗。在广州铁路读小学中学。1976年下乡广东三水务农四年。回广州后,在广州铁路公安处工作至今。系广东省作协会员。1985年开始发表诗歌作品。有诗选入“当代青年诗人自荐代表作诗选”,“朦胧诗三百首”,“迷乱的星空”等十多种选本。2003年5月开始上网写诗,同年8月底加入垃圾派,2004年1月退出垃圾派,以凡斯等一起发起垃圾运动,并担任垃圾运动论坛版主。2005年2月辞去垃圾运动论坛版主,建立中国低诗潮网站。5月重新加入垃圾派。
Dianqiu Gujiu
DOPPEL-NEUN-FEIERTAG
am feiertag denk ich an meine mutter
einmal bei einem streit
heb ich einen hocker
du vieh! schreit die nachbarin-tante
schlägst sogar deine mutter
ich hab den hocker trotzdem geworfen
nur absichtlich bisschen daneben
Übersetzt von MW, Oktober 2018
《重阳节》
典裘沽酒
重阳节,我想起了母亲
想起有次我和她吵架
我举起一张小椅子要砸她
邻居阿姨大叫你这个畜生
连自己的妈都要打呀
我还是把小椅子砸下去了
只是有意砸歪了一些。
Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen und Busse Foto: Dieter Hosch
Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen und Busse Foto: Dieter Hosch
Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen und Busse Foto: Dieter Hosch
Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen und Busse Foto: Dieter Hosch
标签:Ai Hao, animals, austria, book fair, busses, camps, china, colloquial, contact, culture, daily life, Dianqiu Gujiu, dissidents, Europe, 艾蒿, 马金山, family, frankfurt, Germany, history, holiday, international relations, interview, Jiang Xinhe, knowledge, language, life, literature, Ma Jinshan, memory, mother, neighbors, news, NPC, people, plain language, poetry, poets, political prisoners, politics, prison, radio, re-education, reading, society, streetcars, Stuttgart, translation, Uighurs, violence, Xiang Lianzi, 典裘沽酒, 姜馨贺, 新世纪诗典, 湘莲子
发表在 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 20th century, 21st century, Literadio, NPC, October 2018, poetry, Translations, Uncategorized, 新世纪诗典, 伊沙 | Leave a Comment »
9月 3, 2018
Ai Hao
BORN AND BRED
things I can write
make it grow out
things I can’t write
make it grow underground
Translated by MW, Sept. 2018
Ai Hao
HIER GEBOREN
durch die sachen die ich schreiben kann
wächst es im licht
durch die die ich nicht schreiben kann
wächst es im untergrund
Übersetzt von MW im September 2018
标签:Ai Hao, censorship, 艾蒿, growth, history, memory, NPC, place, poetry, self, self censorship, society, underground, writing, 新世纪诗典
发表在 1970s, 1980s, 1989, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2018, 20th century, 21st century, NPC, poetry, September 2018, Translations, Uncategorized, 新世纪诗典 | Leave a Comment »
5月 23, 2018
Ai Hao
ERNSTE STUNDE
er hat sich endlich hineingedrängt
als die türen zugehen
erscheint sein gesicht
in die scheibe gepresst
er muss durch die tür schauen
draußen
bin ich ders nicht geschafft hat
ich
schau ihn auch an
als die u-bahn anspringt
bewegt er langsam die augen
immer in meine richtung
bis keiner von uns
den anderen sieht
Übersetzt von MW im Mai 2018
标签:Ai Hao, city, door, eyes, 艾蒿, face, friend, glass, history, life, literature, moment, NPC, poetry, public transport, Rilke, subway, time, underground, window, 新世紀詩典
发表在 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2018, 20th century, 21st century, May 2018, NPC, poetry, Translations, Uncategorized, 新世纪诗典 | Leave a Comment »
1月 6, 2016
Ai Hao
BRETT VOLLER NÄGEL
wir brauchten
zwei monate
um den laden zu renovieren
aber nur zwei stunden
um diese schränke zu demolieren
das war noch nicht
das schlimmste problem
um zwei in der früh
fuhren wir elektrodreiräder
aufgetürmt mit bretterteilen
durch die ganze stadt
fanden doch keinen müllplatz
am ende aber
ein sogenanntes dorf in der stadt
im abriss begriffen
lautlos packten wir die bretter
in ein haus
von dem nur noch eine mauer
übrig war
von einem dieser bretter
hab ich mir
unvorsichtigerweise
die finger
aufgerissen
Übersetzt von MW im Januar 2015
标签:Ai Hao, board, city, demolition, 艾蒿, nail, night, poetry, renovations, trash, tricycle, village, wall, work, 新世纪诗典
发表在 January 2016, NPC, poetry, Translations, Uncategorized, 新世纪诗典 | Leave a Comment »
10月 20, 2015
Ai Hao
PEACETIME WAR HERO
you don’t have money
but you’ve got to buy an apartment
in the end you choose a unit
next to an army factory
national territory
should be a good deal
and rather safe
when you move in you realize
they have test explosions
every day at irregular intervals
it’s like you’re in a war zone
first you hear the roar
then your family members
start screaming
they keep shooting until
one day
artillery shells shatter your windows
your aluminum ceiling panels
your furniture
then they hit you
lying in hospital
you’re a real casualty
funny thing is
you don’t get a medal
and you can’t leave the army
Tr. MW, Oct. 2015
标签:Ai Hao, apartment, army, artillery, casualty, collateral damage, damage, 艾蒿, family, hospital, medal, nation, NPC, peace, possessions, shells, sound, war, 新世纪诗典
发表在 August 2015, NPC, October 2015, poetry, September 2015, Translations, Uncategorized, 新世纪诗典 | Leave a Comment »
5月 4, 2015
Ai Hao
TOR IM PISSOIR
ein kleines geschäft
im pissoir
im becken ist ein fußballtor
mit einem ball
das zweite mal im leben
dass ich das sehe
hat jemand das tor
falsch herum gespült
ich mach einen umweg
hock mich beim becken im boden hin
jetzt bin ich ersatzmann
Übers. v. MW, Mai 2015
标签:Ai Hao, 艾蒿, football, life, poetry, soccer, squatting, toilet, TOR, yi sha, 新世纪诗典
发表在 MAY 2015, poetry, Translations, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
10月 13, 2014
Ai Hao
WAITING IN LINE
at the hospital waiting in line
to pay for registration
suddenly he tells me
he wants to go to the bathroom
I let him stand in line
while I go to ask at the counter
then I come back to tell him
go to the second floor, take a left then go straight
it is on the right side
when you keep to the right you can see it
after a while he comes back
all confused.
“I couldn’t find it,
you know I can’t read
everywhere they’re waiting in line
and I didn’t smell
anything like a toilet!”
Tr. MW, Oct. 2014
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发表在 October 2014, poetry, Translations | 1 Comment »