White Horizon by Yuan Changming

At the same height of 

            Every rocky mountain

            Above all seasonal change

The snowline is wildly drawn

As if cut open to bite a whole patch 

Of sky from heaven

With rows of rows of 

Whale-like teeth

Yuan Changming, nine-time Pushcart nominee, published monographs on translation before moving out of China. With a Canadian PhD in English, Yuan currently edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver; credits include Best of Best Canadian Poetry (10th anniv. ed.), BestNewPoemsOnline, Threepenny Review and 1319 across 40 countries.