The Walls of Wuchang Gillian Clark whose poem is published in

whose poem is published in partnership with Indian Quarterly

and PN Review

set in an ornate arch from the Alhambra

and this too will be swept away

The Walls of Wuchang Gillian Clark whose poem is published in1926. Wuhan is in lockdown. Fourteen years ago, its heroes toppled Chinas last emperor, but at great cost. Patriots became politicians. Reformers became warlords. Now at Wuchang, the ancient walled city anchoring the metropolis to the Yangtze, they fight to the death. Former comrades and broken families watch each other through iron crosshairs. For Chiang Kaisheks unproven government forces camped outside, victory means a chance at national salvation.