"Shadow" 《影》
By Karen Chen (Published 2025)
Shadow is Karen Chen’s second poetry collection, a deeply personal work born from the dual landscapes of collective and private loss. Written in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating passing of her only son, the collection is organized into four poignant chapters:
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Grief for the Son: A mother’s raw exploration of love and mourning.
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Inside and Outside: Reflections on the boundary between private pain and the external world.
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The Covid Pandemic: Documenting the "silent world" and the collective struggle of the lockdown era.
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After the First Book: A reflection on the poetic journey and the evolution of the soul from the first publication to the present.
《影》 陈帼于2025年出版的的第二部诗集。本书真实记录了作者在新冠疫情背景下，面对独子离世的深切哀恸。全书分为四个章节： 第一章：悼念爱子；第二章：墙内与墙外；第三章：新冠疫情；第四章：首部诗集之后。文字间透着生命在至暗时刻的坚韧与思索。
无人机的眼睛
我
站在云头
俯视着大地
在航拍的视角里
看了一眼
宏伟的叙事
我明白了
为什么无人机的语言
与我们存在着差距
它不食人间烟火
只是一个
即无知觉又无触觉的
眼睛
儿啊
在无人机的眼睛下
你才知道
弯道超车就是
玩命
Through the Eyes of a Drone
I
stand above the clouds
Looking down at the earth.
Through an aerial lens,
I catch a glimpse of
A grand narrative.
Now I understand
Why the language of drones
Is different than ours.
It is untouched by earthly life
It is only an eye
Without feeling, without touch.
My son,
Under the eye of the drone
Only then do you know:
"Overtaking on a curve"
Is simply
Playing with death.