The days stretch out their claws and I use meteorites to sharpen my teeth

I hope we live long enough to be human.
Live in the world and prove it yourself
The world is wrong
Rather than the fragility of the mind
——〈Part〉

Yan Jiaqi's third poetry collection contains ninety-two poems.

The poet sketches in plain language in the kitchen, roasting an orange on a winter night, brewing a pot of Yirgacheffe on a summer day, and fermenting lychee wine in a sealed glass bottle. On the way to the empty house, he approaches an open-air barbershop on the street, enters the watchmaker's universe, and grins in the inertia of the day.

My dear, do you know that there is a world that has repeatedly prevented us from becoming a part of you? This world uses blood to screen for the elements of love. It allows us to give up ourselves but does not allow us to be ordinary people. - "Prehistoric Period"

The poet incorporates scenes such as gender, marriage equality, and supporting Hong Kong into his poems, but more poems focus on issues such as the elderly, agriculture, nature, and social minorities, trying to outline and copy various life patterns, making the layout of the poems like a camera lens, recording the multi-faceted reality.

The shadow is very obedient and presses the fingerprint, willing to be invisible in a piece of paper. We are the real newcomers who were stitched back together by luck - "Newcomers"

Yan Jiaqi

A native of Dapi Township, Yunlin County, I currently live in Muzha, Taipei. I majored in geography in college and creative writing in graduate school. I'm a cat lover and sports enthusiast, and I've recently become fascinated with mountaineering. When I'm not shoveling sand, I hope to hike as much as possible.

His poems have been included in numerous annual poetry anthologies and have received publishing grants from the Yunlin County Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Taipei City Cultural Affairs Bureau, and the National Arts Council. He has published the poetry collection "Noon in the Wasteland" and was shortlisted for the 2019 Taiwan Literature Awards Gold Medal for his work "Group B" (Black Eyes Publishing).

Volume 1
I am the dark rider downstairs
only
Visible tone-deaf

Yirgacheffe's Summer, Roasted Oranges, Lychee Wine, Ice Cream, Home Renovation, Overdue Book Returns, Open-Air Barbershops Outside Youth Park, Attic Mannequins, Kitchen Sketches, The Poetic Watchmaker's Universe
Dear Margarita
A failed writing experience: Summer Solstice in Paris, the morning of the dove in Texas

Volume 2
Days stretch out their claws
I use meteorites to grind my teeth

Fireflies, a spring outing at Zhangshan Temple, fragile items, August dedications—to my orange cat brother, a winter night at my housecat, Dream Lake, hiking along the Caoling Historic Trail, feeding the dog, an elderly woman under a wax apple tree, the Butterfly Effect, an East Coast trip, a distant view of Kengkou, Gaotaishan, and even a walking cat-like figure, a wombat digging a burrow at Qingtiangang.

Volume 3
And the crocodiles, bears and cat lovers on the whole street
Appear together gorgeously

Beyond Paradise, a feminist classic's launch, but still not falling in love with him. A new vegetable vendor and a group of lesbian friends having dinner in Maokong, the coming of age of Nature's Law. Prehistoric bar life with girlfriends. Kim Min-ja. A citrus orchard at the foot of the mountain. Super Mario. Part of a mother's secret. Then, a confession from a bully.

Volume 4
Continued exploration
Nail depth and
The silence of the walls

A Night Visit to Elephant Trunk Rock, A Daily Rout; The Old Man and the Sea; My Space Dad; The Sea of ​​People - Reflections on the Nectar Water; Mission - To the Black Hawk Soldiers Who Died; The Center of Gravity Is Not Ready - For the Last Farmer in My Life; Fools' Fallow Field; Immediate Scenery; Pastoral Life; An Empty House, Peaceful and Undifferentiated; New Year's Eve Is Just Dusk

Volume 5
Whenever you miss your hometown
Just dip your finger in it

Burning charcoal: A stubborn Inuit elder; Xikou tribal market square; The truth about Black Friday; Compensation home – Remembering June 4th; Supporting Hong Kong – A look at the 2019 anti-extradition movement; Observing Dong Yangzi's retrospective exhibition; Caged birds at sea – A tribute to a deceased Indonesian fisherman; Light pollution in Kayang, the hometown of Qingshui Street Apartments; Who will sell his fruit?; Roadkill perfectly landed – A tribute to Pommel Horse Prince Zhikai; A good winter journey.