Photo : Helen Pletts, 海伦·普莱茨 Cambridge 2024. ‘Night-Shining White’, the bilingual poetry of Helen Pletts & Ma Yongbo 马永波 , published by Pete Taylor, Open Shutter Press, due out in 2025.

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