陈先发（1967-），安徽桐城人。1989年毕业于复旦大学。著有诗集《春天的死亡之书》（1994年）、《前世》（2005年），长篇小说《拉魂腔》（2006年）、诗集《写碑之心》（2011年）、随笔集《黑池坝笔记》（2014年）、诗集《养鹤问题》（2015年台湾版）等。曾获“十月诗歌奖”、“十月文学奖”、“1986年―2006年中国十大新锐诗人”、“2008年中国年度诗人”、“1998年至2008年中国十大影响力诗人”、首届中国海南诗歌双年奖、首届袁可嘉诗歌奖、天问诗歌奖、中国桂冠诗人奖等数十种。作品被译成英、法、俄、西班牙、希腊等。

Chen Xianfa (1967-) was born in Tongcheng, Anhui in 1967 and graduated from Fudan University in 1989. He has published several anthologies of poetry, including Death in Springtime, A Past Life,Written Monument of the Heart, A Mystery of Raising a Crane (Taiwan Edition). His novel Soul-Stealing Opera was published in 2006 and a volume of essays, Heichiba Notes in 2014. He has been the recipient of dozens of literary awards, including: The October Poetry Prize; The October Literature Prize; China's Ten Pioneering Poets, 1986 -2006; China's Poets of the Year, 2008; China's Top Ten Influential Poets, 1998-2008; the inaugural China Hainan Poetry Biennial Award; the inaugural Yuan Kejia Poetry Prize; Tian Wen Poetry Prize; Chinese Laureate Poets Award, etc. His works have been translated into English, French, Russian, Spanish, Greek, among others.

陈美已出版七集电子中英诗选和《陈美中英短诗选》。其诗作散见海内外报刊和网站，包括《诗刊》《金陵晚报》等。获世界华语诗歌联盟跨年诗歌大赛金奖。诗歌入选北美校友联盟诗社诗集等。现在美国德州留学。

Chen Mei has published seven digital collections of Chinese and English poems and a volume of Mei Chen Chinese and English Short Poems. Her poems also appeared in the overseas publications and websites, including Poetry Periodical and The Jingling Evening News. She won gold medal in the World Alliance of Chinese Poetry New Year's Poetry Contest. She lives in Texas.

伤别赋

The Ode to a Sad Parting

我多渴望不规则的轮回
早点到来，我那些栖居在鹳鸟体内
蟾蜍体内、鱼的体内、松柏体内的兄弟姐妹
重聚在一起
大家不言不语，都很疲倦
清瘦颊骨上，披挂着不息的雨水
			

How I long for an early, odd reincarnation
When those siblings of mine
Dwelling in stork bodies
Toad flesh, fish and evergreen 
Reunite with me
No one will utter a single word, exhausted
Our drawn cheekbones beaded with endless rain