‘Impermanence’ and Other Poems

‘Impermanence’ and Other Poems

For Tibetan poet Chen Metak (1970–2022), the relationship between writing and society is one of “blood and flesh, sword and arrow, father and son.” Considered one of Tibet’s most celebrated contemporary poets, Metak was born in Chentsa in 1970—his pen name literally means “Fire Spark of Chentsa”—and went on to graduate from Qinghai University. During his lifetime, he published a number of poetry books, including Clouds Flow Eastward and My Daugh…