The Magpie at Night Erik Jan Harmens This River is at once

This River is at once lyrical and philosophical

Once hailed as the “Rimbaud of the Maghreb

ze heeft krullen als de kringen in water

and worked on her version intermittently until her death in 2019

The Magpie at Night Erik Jan Harmens This River is at onceLi Qingzhao (trans. Wendy Chen) Li Qingzhao is justly celebrated for her place in Chinese literary history. She was a poet with a wry, unsentimental style and a rich sense of melody. Her ci lyrics that were originally set to music are glorious in their depth and genius, spare and arresting on the line. They evoke with rare immediacy the haunting beauty of country life during the Song dynasty; the unseen, restive labour of the poet; and Li Qingzhaos