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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.

DARK AROUND LIGHT
Lorna Crozier

How to wipe the night away
to wish the sunrise in
that is in you
....................This beleaguers me
lying here alone
the phone
................under my hand
a whole city of night
.......between us

My desklamp is on the table beside me
its light is turned back
..................................by the window
I¡¯ve promised not to call you--
I cannot write--
All the couriers die in their tracks--
The night is not out there--
............is it

Is it
darkness out there?
Is there nothing but darkness
.........between us?

Then I can run thru the streets
poking flashlight light
into the road before me
waving the torch around
wiping away the night

Or I can pick up the telephone
and whisper into your ear
call you and promise no more
call to you

....................and wipe the night away
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