To John Lyman and the Portrait of his Father

Gillian Sze

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I meant to write something that said,
Yes, I know what you mean.

Your father sitting there, dark and broad,
like the old rock at the riverfront by my house.
The deliberate crossing of his legs,
his spectacles balanced on a hard bridge,
a left elbow digging into the cushioned arm.

He’s been keeping a shadow in his shirt pocket.

Your painting:
I think chiselled stone.
I think a firm no.
I think of my father’s straight gaze
out the living room window,
cutting off the

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

世界各地笔会等49团体就北京开庭审判刘晓波发表联合声明:
强烈谴责中国当局侵犯公民权利,呼吁立即无条件释放刘晓波
世界各地笔会等49团体就北京开庭审判刘晓波发表联合声明:
强烈谴责中国当局侵犯公民权利,呼吁立即无条件释放刘晓波
(独立中文笔会2009年12月23日讯)独立中文笔会等世界各地笔会、香港市民支援爱国民主运动联合会、天安门母亲等各界团体及知名人士今天发表联合
声明,强烈谴责中国当局不顾国内外广泛批评其粗暴侵犯中国公民权利和继续监禁刘晓波,呼吁各界社团、机构以及个人加入行动,团结一致促使中国当局立即无
条件释放刘晓波博士,停止打压和骚扰笔会会员和《零八宪章》联署人。
据报道,最近因此案遭到各地警方越来越多骚扰的《零八宪章》联署人,包括独立中文笔会前副会长余杰和江棋生、理事兼秘书长赵达功和副秘书长蒋亶文、候补
理事莫之许、网络工作委员会协调人野渡、狱中作家委员会法律顾问滕彪,以及会员温克坚、刘荻、野火、高瑜、刘柠、余杰、毛毛、庄道鹤等。

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