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Poetry Lab Shanghai · Aug 18, 2026

Driving Lesson | 驾驶课

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Poetry Lab Shanghai 诗验室 · Poetry Lab Shanghai

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Driving Lesson
by J Min Wang
Are you _________,
                                     I said no. 
I had another pupil the other day and I asked if he’s _________ and he got quite upset, he said he was _________, I don’t know, it doesn’t hurt to ask, nowadays you could be so many things. Are you _________? 
                                     I said yes. 
Lots of _________ people have English names you know. I want to get your name right, is your name __. 
                                     I said that’s perfect. 
I got it right on the first go? 
                                     I said yes. 
__,  __,  __, right? Am I saying it right? Is that your name,  __? 
                                    I said yes. 
I didn’t mess it up did I, __? 
                                   I said no.
J Min Wang (they/them)’s writing has been published in Pinky, Outhouse Magazine, BIEDE, and others.

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驾驶课
翻译:诗验室
“你是 _____ 么,”
                                        我说不是。
“我曾经有另一名学生然后问他是不是 _____ 然后他有点难过,他说他是_____,我不知道,问问总没问题吧,现如今你可以是很多东西。你是 _____ 吗?”
                                        我说是的。
“你知道的很多 _____ 人有英文名。我想正确叫出你的名字,是 _____     么。”
                                        我说完美。
“我第一次就叫对了吗?”
                                        我说是的。
“__,__,__,对吧?我发音对不?是你名字么,__?”
                                       我说是的。
“我没有搞砸吧,__?”
                                       我说没有。
J Min Wang 的作品散见于「Pinky」「Outhouse Magazine」及「别的」等处。

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