Canyon in the Body

The tenderness of Lan Lans poetry is steely and perfectly judged. She shows us a world of subtle adjustments and intelligent beautyalthough the stakes she deals in could not be higher. As its title suggests, Canyon in the Body uncovers both existential and domestic meanings, writ both large and small in the human environment. Fiona Sze-Lorrains limpid, unforced translations do the poet, and her Anglophone readers, a great service.