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Chinese Literature Society of North America

The Chinese Literature Society of North America is a non-profit organization registered in BC, Canada.

The purposes of the society are:

  • To manage the publication of the literary journal of "North American Maple".
  • To promote the culture exchange between Canada and China in the respect of literature.
  • To build a literature bridge between the English and the Chinese poetry around the world.

The society is dedicated to developing the journal and promoting its cultural value. Its directors and members are volunteer workers for the journal. The board of directors will be reelected every two years. The president of the society, with the help from other directors of the society, will appoint editors and invite advisers for the journal.

Installation Art
-- for a visitor who has never seen snow before
William Marr

such a gigantic undertaking
needless to say is far beyond
the capability of an artist
like me

the snow on the grass
must be thick and soft and pure
tempting your innocent feet
to tread to sink to burst out laughing
the sun should make the icicles sparkle
in your dreaming eyes
and the breeze caressing your face
has to ripple your memory pond

on the top of Sears Tower
everything far and near
must be clear
the distant purple haze should not be
a blush of pollution but the flushed air
of this bustling city of steel

the floating ice on Lake Michigan needs to support
a flock of sun-bathing gulls
the tropical fish in the aquarium
should weave a colorful fairy tale
just for you

and of course
this masterful installation art
must be dismantled
right after you leave
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