We each wrote a stanza knowing only

我们每个人都写了一个节，只知道上一位诗人的单个单词，最后一个单词-我写了结尾，试图根除这种压倒性的感觉，就像我想象的其他诗人一样。然而，最后一首诗却狂喜地汇聚在一起，好像我们一直在写作。<br> <br>在发现完整的诗歌时，严乙写道：“这首诗揭示了一个集体的困扰。” <br>我们的祖先在寂寞，恐怖和悲伤的时刻喜乐地出没。这是一首完整的诗：

We each wrote a stanza knowing only the single, last word from the previous poet -- I wrote the ending, trying to root down this overpowering feeling, what I imagined the other poets shared. And yet, the final poem came together celestially, as if we were writing together all along.<br> <br>Upon discovering the complete poem Yanyi wrote me, "The poem reveals a collective haunting."<br>How celestially our ancestors haunt during this time of loneliness, terror, grief. Here's the complete poem:

我们每个人都写了一节，只知道前一位诗人的最后一句话——我写了结尾，试图根植于这种压倒一切的感觉，我想象其他诗人所分享的东西。然而，最后一首诗却是天籁之音，仿佛我们一直在一起写作。<br> <br>一发现阎仪写给我的完整的诗，“诗中流露出一种集体的鬼魂。”<br>在这个孤独、恐怖、悲伤的时代，我们的祖先是多么地鬼鬼祟祟。这是完整的诗：