本寧頓學院青年作家獎(Bennington College Young Writer's Awards,簡稱YWA)是由美國本寧頓學院(Bennington College)主辦的一項全球性寫作競賽,旨在表彰和鼓勵高中生的杰出寫作成就。自設立以來,該獎項已經成為全球范圍內備受矚目的文學競賽之一,吸引了眾多對寫作充滿熱情的高中生參與。
Traditionally, it is said that the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai died after drunkenly trying to embrace the moon reflected in the Yangtze River. The sky a dark beginning, the moths thrashing themselves to death in the candle oil he left at shore. He stepped off the bridge and walked into the belly of the river, the moon like a jade in his mouth, thinking he could wade into it, take it in his arms, after all the drunken serenades finally touch it.
How to Turn Into The River?
Did you know that, at any given time, about two-thirds of you is made of water? If thirty percent of you were gone, you would be indistinguishable from a river. Listen: Drowning is just the leaky membrane of your body unhinging around its home, giving you back yourself. Listen, don't open your mouth.
How to Turn Into The Suns?
The orange cat was dozing in the parking lot again, and I thought of you. The hills were golden today, a field of rotting suns. Oh, how I wanted to gather them for you.