CONTENTS

 
  MOUNTAIN SPIRIT AND HUMAN SPIRIT
山鬼與山人─山居週年記事

  By LIAO Chih-yun 廖之韻
  Translated by David van der Peet 范德培
 
  SIGNIFICANT OTHER 貴人
   By Ching Hsiang-hai 鯨向海
   Translated by David van der Peet 范德培
 
  SOLEMN ATMOSPHERE 莊嚴氣氛
   By Ching Hsiang-hai 鯨向海
   Translated by David van der Peet 范德培
 
  DIALOGUE 對話
   By SEN Kim Soon 辛金順
   Translated by David van der Peet 范德培
 
  ON DEATH ROW 死囚獄中─死刑者
   By WANG Chi-chiang 汪啟疆
   Translated by David van der Peet 范德培

 
  I BELIEVE 相信
   By Hsiang Ming 向明
   Translated by John J. S. BALCOM 陶忘機
 
  LOST 迷路
   By Jiao Tong 焦桐
   Translated by David van der Peet 范德培
 
  COMPLICATIONS D’AMOUR: LOVE LETTER
愛情併發症─情書

   By HSU Shui-fu 許水富
   Translated by David van der Peet 范德培
 
  TAMSHUI SKETCHES: FISHERMAN’S WHARF
淡水采風─漁人碼頭

   By Lo Ti 落蒂
   Translated by David van der Peet 范德培

 
  A BACKWARD GLANCE AT THE DUSKY STREETS 街影回眸
   By LAI Yu-ting 賴鈺婷
   Translated by Adela JENG 鄭秀瑕
 
  TO COMPREHEND 領悟
   By Yin Dih 隱地
   Translated by Jonathan YING 殷立仁
 
  MIRROR 鏡子
   By Yin Dih 隱地
   Translated by Jonathan YING 殷立仁
 
  WHEN THERE’S NO NEED TO TAKE BETRAYAL SERIOUSLY 當背叛無須沉重以對的時候
   By YEN Na 顏訥
   Translated by Darryl STERK 石岱崙
 
  AFFAIR: WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW
外遇你所不知道的事

   By YUAN Chiung-chiung 袁瓊瓊
   Translated by Patrick CARR 柯英華
 
  MY ROAD TO CERAMICS 我的陶瓷之路
   By SUN Chao 孫超
   Translated by SUN Yilin 孫逸齡
 
 

NEWS & EVENTS 文化活動
   Compiled by Sarah Jen-hui HSIANG 項人慧

 
  PUBLICATIONS BY TAIPEI CHINESE PEN MEMBERS 會員新書
 
  NOTES ON AUTHORS AND TRANSLATORS
作者與譯者簡介
 
  APPENDIX : CHINESE ORIGINALS 附錄 :中文原著
 
  2009 INDEX
 
  FACING MOUNTAINS IN THE DISTANCE, NO. 3 千里碧山對之三, ceramic slab, 138 × 66 cm, 1994........................................................................Cover
 
 

RETURN FROM PARIS, NO. 6 巴黎歸來系列之六, ceramic slab, 52 × 72 cm, 1990..............Back Cover
   By SUN Chao 孫超

 

Jiao Tong 焦桐

LOST
迷路*

Translated by David van der Peet 范德培


Going home alone I lose my way again
Am I walking down a long straying path
A one-way road with no u-turns allowed
Striding further and further away
Afraid I’ll never find the place where we talk about the old
    days

A possible number
The indistinct shape of a figure
I’m lost too deep in a corner of my memory
And there are vague hints lurking around every turn
Different interpretations branching off every crossroads
As if my restless mind keeps revolving around one theme
Until it folds in again on its lonely world

The yellow light ahead a persistent warning
A suspicious glance
Measuring the distance between us
Do I really wish to find my way home
Or am I not in a hurry to find a way out
A way back to the place we said goodbye
From Jiao Tong’s 焦桐 collection of poetry Ching-chun piao-pen 《青春標本》
[Specimens of youthfulness], Taipei: Fish & Fish Publishing, 2003, 110-111.


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