‘Lifting,’ And Lifted By, Words
Poet Ouyang Yu comes to NPR’s Poetry Games representing two continents: Asia, where he was born (in China); and Australia, where he moved in 1991. He is a prolific writer of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, literary translation and criticism in English and Chinese.
Of his poem “Lifting,” he writes: “Much as I admire weightlifting heroes or heroines, I can’t help reminding myself that, however powerful a weightlifter is, he or she can’t lift himself or herself up. The magic of the word is that, when well lifted, it has the power to transform.”
Source: NPR
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