Chen Du
Chen Du’s cotranslation, with Xisheng Chen, of Yan An’s collection A Naturalist’s Manor (Chax Press, 2021) was shortlisted for the 2022 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize. Her translations, poems, and essays have been published in more than fifty literary journals. (updated 10/2025)
AGNI has published the following translations:
Sometimes Someone Is Only a Shadow
Poetry by Yan An • Translated from the Chinese by Chen Du and Xisheng Chen
Knife for Decisively Cutting Off Floating Clouds
Poetry by Yan An • Translated from the Chinese by Chen Du and Xisheng Chen