And Quietude
And Quietude is a book about the paradoxes of life, authored by Faye Yao, and translated by Yě Yě.
Written over a decade, this collection of poems explores seemingly contradictory yet intertwined themes from a personal perspective: silence and speech, loneliness and companionship, self and true self, finite and infinite, life and death, ego and all beings, nothingness and meaning... Inspired by the most ordinary things in daily life, the author embarks on a philosophical and poetic journey through meticulous observation and nuanced prose.
Chinese originals and English translations appear on facing pages.
Author: Faye Yao
Translator: Yě YěEditors: Yě Yě, Jake Newby
Typeset & Design: Yuan
Booklet, 48 pp, 7.87 x 5 in
Language: Chinese / English
ISBN: 978-1-917903-00-28
Release Date: June, 2026
Faye Yao currently lives in New Zealand. Some of her works have been published in 散文诗杂志 (Prose Poetry Magazine) and Poetry Lab Shanghai.
Yě Yě is a poet, translator, and the author of three bilingual poetry collections. Her poems and translations have appeared in AGNI, Tripwire Journal, SNOW lit rev, Oxford Poetry, Modern Poetry in Translation, and PEN America, among other journals. She has been awarded a 2026 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant for her translation of Jike Ayou's work.