Gu Cheng 顾城

Gu Cheng, 1956 - 1993, born in Beijing, Chinese poet. He was one of the key figures in the literary movement of "misty poetry" in 1980's . His major works are "Moon in the Day", "The Song of a Northern Loner", "Iron Bells", "Black Eyes", "Gu Cheng: A Poetry Collection", "The Selected Fable Poems of Gu Cheng", "The Self Selection of Gu Cheng's New Poems".

One Generation 《一代人》

Out from the darkness of the night
came my black eyes.
And with them
I am searching for the light.

Translated on 3/16/2004