Poem - Full of the Smell of Sunshine

Full of the Smell of Sunshine
Sophy Chen

On the first floor, the balcony
Covered by a few clusters of banana trees all year round
It’s hard to see the sun
It’s his little trick again
The underpants that can’t be exposed to the sun
Rows of colorful flowers
Flower butterflies
Are flying on the window bars!
At my fingertips, dry and cool
Full of the smell of sunshine...



About Sophy Chen:

Sophy Chen, Lihua Chen, born in Lueyang, Hanzhong, Shannxi Province, China, is the Chinese contemporary poet, translator, publisher and world poetry manager. She graduated from English Institute of Xi'an International Studies University in English Literature. She is the founder of Sophy Chen World Poetry Awards, the President of Sophy International Translation Publishing House, Sophy Chen World Poetry Museum, the Chief Editor and Translator of Sophy Chen's Translation World Poetry Yearbook (C-E Bilingual), Sophy Poetry & Translation(C-E) World Poetry Paper Magazine, and Sophy Poetry & World Translation Websites. Sophy Chen is Admin Of PENTASI B World Friendship Poetry, a Member of the Translators Association of China, and a Member of the World Nations Writers Union, Kazakhstan. Sophy Chen is appointed as a Honorary Membership of PABLO NERUDA ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE and Jury Of “Il Parnaso - Angelo La Vecchia Award” of Italy. SOPHY CHEN is appointed as AMBASSADOR TO CHINA by THE ACADEMIC SENATE, ACADEMY OF ARTS AND PHILOSOPHICAL SUAENCES of LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA. SOPHY CHEN is appointed as AMBASSADOR TO CHINA by “Il Parnaso - Angelo La Vecchia Award” of Italy. She began to write Chinese poetry in 1989 and English poetry in 2004, and translate Chinese Poetry into English poetry and English poetry into Chinese poetry in 2005.

Her Main World Awards：
The annual International Best Translator Award（2012）; the Legendary Poet Awards（2012）;the Chinese Contemporary Poetry Translation Award (2013-2014); Pentasi B World Featured Poet and Pentasi B World Inspirational Poet（2018）; the International Icon of Literature of Mewadev Laurel Award of India（2018）; Neruda Award of Italy（2019）; the Wrangal's Golden Peacock Award of India（2019）; Culture & Friendship Award of India（2019）; Poet’s Golden Shawl of India（2019）; Pentasi B Pentasian Award（2019）; Pentasi B World Poet Laureate Award（2019）; Pentasi B World Golden Voice Poetry（2019）; “Il Parnaso - Angelo La Vecchia Award”of Italy（2019）；AMBASSADOR TO CHINA by THE ACADEMIC SENATE, ACADEMY OF ARTS AND PHILOSOPHICAL SUAENCES of LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA(2023) in Hall of the Stables, Norman-Swabian Castle Sannicandro di Bari,Italy 2023-10-14; AMBASSADOR TO CHINA by “Il Parnaso - Angelo La Vecchia Award” of Italy(2023) in Canicatti Theater, Sicilia, Italy in 2023 2023-10-21, etc.

Her Main Translated, Edited and Published Poetry Collections:
Sophy Poetry & Translation (C-E) World Poetry Paper Magazine.
The Flower Swaying(C-E) (2014); Tibetan Incense (C-E) (2014); The Outlook of Life  (C-E)(2014); Different Tunes (C-E) (2014); The Body Forward (C-E) (2015); A Poetry Biography for White Snake (C-E) (2015); I Find Your Beauty In The Taste Of Your Eyes (C-E) (2019); Poetry Selection Of PENTASI B 2019 China World Poetry Festival & Sophy Chen World Poetry Awards(C-E) (2019); The Complete Poems Collection Of PENTASI B 2019 China World Poetry Festival & Sophy Chen World Poetry Awards (C-E) (2019); Sophy Chen's Translation World Poetry Yearbook 2021 (C-E Bilingual) ; Sophy Chen’s Translation World Poetry Yearbook 2022 (C-E Bilingual) ; The Complete Poems Collection Of PENTASI B 2019 China World Poetry Festival & Sophy Chen World Poetry Awards (C-E) (2023), A Collection Of Birds Singing by Yi Sha（2023）；A Collection Of Chinese Sonnets The Elegy Of The Lyre by Dazang Chen Translated by Sophy Chen（2023）; The Song of The Dynasty by FU SHANG（2023）; Dust Poetry Collection by Qingdao Cheng Yin（2023）; LOVE SONGS ON THE BORDER by Asparagus Cochinchinensis（2023）, etc.

Her Written Poetry Collections:
Sophy Chen's English Sonnets, Tuberose (E-E) (2018); Sophy Chen's First Original E-C Poetry Collection, A Wizened Rose（2023）.

Organizing and Planning of Major World Poetry Activities:
Sophy Chen is the Host-Organizer & Sponsor of CHINA WORLD POETRY FESTIVAL and PENTASI B World Fellowship of China 2019 and 2023. She has successfully organized, sponsored and held 2019 PENTASI B China World Poetry Festival & Sophy Chen World Poetry Awards in China. She has successfully organized, sponsored and held the book launching of Sophy Chen's Translation World Poetry Yearbook 2021 (C-E Bilingual),etc.