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Chinese poet Bei Dao has lived in exile since 1989 when his poems were used to fuel the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.

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READING BEI DAO IN EXILE

Write about the moon
And it’s a political act
Mention bees swarming
And you get a riot

Tell us what you dreamt
And we interpret horses
As unfettered democracy
As cavalry charging in

Choose the word “spring”
And the Eastern City tweets
Make it a couplet
And you stop a tank

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from Ballads Under New Regime [Reprise], released October 5, 2017

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John Burgess Seattle, Washington

John Burgess writes poetry in public places. His first book was Punk Poems from Ravenna Press.

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