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FIRE HYDRANTPublished by Rogue Wolf Press (c)(R)Fish Lu (c) 2020Translation by Xi Nan (c) 2020Cover Art byAll Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the author and the translator.written by Fish Lutranslated by Xi Nan from Chinesewritten by Fish Lutranslated by Xi Nan from ChineseAbout the Author: Fish Lu (), born in China, poet, writer of experimental texts, indie publisher of Whale Studio. He has published four poetry/hybrid collections, and part of his works are translated and published in English. In 2014, Fish Lu won the Underground poetry art award (China). The English translation of his ten poems (translated by Xi Nan from Chinese) is nominated for the 2020 American Pushcart literary prize. His Twitter: @FishLu_WhaleStu; Facebook: https: //www.facebook.com/fish.lu.1004 About the Translator: Xi Nan (), born in China, writes and translates, indie publisher of Whale Studio, author of different genres. Some works of hers are published in English. Her translation work of ten poems (originally authored by Fish Lu in Chinese) is nominated for the 2020 American Pushcart literary prize. Her Twitter: @XiNan_WhaleStu; Facebook: https: //www.facebook.com/xinan.writes/ // () 2020 "" / () 2020 "" * Preface: This is An Experiment of Poetry Writing The writing of the "Fire Hydrant" series began in May 2019. Fire hydrants, as one of the most common things in daily life, are scattered in every corner of cities, but they are rarely paid attention to and rarely have any connection with poetry. There are many similar things. This time I started the writing experiment named "Fire Hydrant", mainly to explore whether such things might have some connection with poetry, and whether it could become a new kind of object for poetry writing to accept. It now appears that such writings are possible, and there are many new possibilities. This is just the beginning. As an act related to writing, the