Publications in Chinese

Li Hun (Ritualization of the Soul), 1985. Xi’an, China: Dangdai Zhongguo qingnian shiren congshu. Poetry collection.

Huang Hun (Desolate Soul), 1986. Shanghai, China: Shanghai Wenyi Press. Poetry collection.

Huang (Yellow), 1989. Beijing, China: Renmin Wenxue Press. Poetry collection (banned).

Ren de Zijue (Man’s Self-Awakening), 1989. Sichuan, China: Sichuan Renmin Press. Collection of essays (banned).

Taiyang Yu Ren (The Sun and the People), 1991. Hunan, China: Hunan Wenyi Press. Poetry collection.

Yi (Yi), 1994. Taipei, Taiwan: Modern Poetry Books, Series of poems.

Gui Hua (Ghost Speak), 1994. Taipei, Taiwan, “Lian-Jing” Publisher Company. Selection of proses.

Ren Jing – Gui Hua (Human Scene – Ghost Speak), 1994. Beijing, China: Central Translation Press. Selection of proses. [co-authored with Yo Yo]

Yang Lian Zuo Pin 1982 – 1997 (Yang Lian’s Works: 1982 – 1997), 1998. Shanghai, China: Shanghai Wenyi Press. Selected poems, proses, essays (two volumes).

Yue Shi De Qi Ge Ban Ye (Seven half nights of Lunar Eclipse), 2001, Taipei, Taiwan: Lianhe Wenxue Congshu (Unita Books). Collection of Proses.

Xing Fu Gui Hun Shou Ji - Yang Lian Xin Zuo 1998 –2002 (Yang Lian’s new works: 1998 --2002 ), 2003, Shanghai, China: Shanghai Wenyi Press. Collection of New works (Poetry, Proses, Essaies).

Yang Lian Zuo Pin 1982 –1997, Second Edition, 2003, Shanghai, China: Shanghai Wenyi Press. Collection of New works (Poetry, Proses, Essaies).

Yan Shi (Dark Blue Poems), 2009. Taipei, Taiwan: Qingxiang Press. Collection of poems with a long interview.

Yi Zuo Xiang Xia Xiu Jian De Ta (A Tower Built Downward), 2009. Beijing, China: Fenghuang Press. Selection of Essays.

Yan Dui Wo Shuo (A Wild Goose Speaks to Me), 2010. Hong Kong & Singapore: Mingbao Press & Qingnian Press, Tresury of Contemporary World Chinese Literature. A selection of Poems, prose and essays.

Yan Dui Wo Shuo (A Wild Goose Speaks to Me), 2010. Hong Kong & Singapore: Mingbao Press & Qingnian Press, Tresury of Contemporary World Chinese Literature. A selection of Poems, prose and essays. * it’s a different version from the version published in Hong Kong .

Xu Shi Shi (The Narrative Poem), 2011. Beijing, China: Huaxia Press. A book-length Poem.

Wei Yi De Mu Yu – Yang Lian De Shi Yi Quan Qiu Dui Hua (Unique Mother Tongue – Yang Lian’s globally poetical dialogues), 2012. Shanghai, China: The Press of Eastern Chinese Normal University. A collection of Yang Lian’s dialogues with International poets.

Xiao Yao Ru Niao (The anthology of Research Essays on Gao Xingjian -- 2012, Taipei, Taiwan: “Lian-Jing” Publisher Company. Selection of Essays. (Edited and prefaced by Yang Lian).

Xu Shi Shi (The Narrative Poems), 2013, Taipei, Taiwan: “Lian-Jing” Publisher Company. A book-length Poem.

Tiao Wang Zi Ji Chu Hai (Watching ourselves Set Sail), 2013, Taiwan: Showwe Company.

The Third Shore (Da Hai De Di San An), 2013, China, The East China Formal University Press: Anthology of Chinese & English Poets in Mutual Translation (edited by Yang Lian & W N Herbert).

Questions about the Demon Taotie (Tao Tie Zhi Wen), 2014, Jiangsu, China: Jiangsu Wenyi Press: A collection of New Poems together with Yang Lian’s translation of International poets’ works.

The Snow of Anniversary (Zhou Nian Zhi Xue), 2015, Beijing, China: Zuojia Publishing House: An Selection of Poetry, Prose and Essyas 1982 – 2014).

Yang Lian Chunag Zuo Zong Ji 1978 – 2015 (Yang Lian’s completed works 1978 – 2015，杨炼创作总集1978——2015). It is a series of ten volumes in total to be published by Shanghai, China: The Press of Eastern Chinese Normal University (9 Volumes of collections of Poems, Prose and Essays) and Taipei, Taiwan: Showwe Company (1 volume of Poetry and Essays).
1, Hai Bian De Hai Zi -- Zao Qi Shi (Child by the Ocean -- Earlier Poem)
2, Li Hun Ji Qi Ta (Ritualization of the Soul and other poems)
3, Da Hai Ting Zhi Zhi Chu (Where the Sea Stands Still)
4, Tong Xin Yuan (Concentric Circles)
5, Xu Shi Shi – Kong Jian Qi Shang (Narrative Poem – Seven Elegies of Space)
6, Yue Shi Di Qi Ge Ban Ye (Seven half nights of Lunar Eclipse，月蚀的七个半夜)
7, Yan Dui Wo Shuo (A Wild Goose Speaks to Me，雁对我说)
8，Yi Zuo Xiang Xia Xiu Jian De Ta (A Tower Built Downward，一座向下修建的塔)
9，Fa Chu Zi Ji De Tian Wen (Give Off One's Own questions To The Heaven，发出自己的天问), 2016, Taipei, Taiwan: Showwe Company in Taiwan. A selection of poems and essays that been banned or problematic in Mainland China.

Ni Bu Ren Shi Xue De Yan Se (You Don’t Know the Colour of Snow), 2017, Taipei, Taiwan: Ink Literature Monthly Publishing Co., Ltd. An autobiographical book-length prose.

Mian Ju Yu E Yu (Masks and Crocodile), 2018, Shanghai, China：Yilin Press. A selection of Poems.

Dong Wu Nong Zhuang (Animal Farm，动物农庄), 2020, Taipei, Taiwan: Times Publishing Company. Yang Lian’s Chinese translation of George Orwell’s novel.

1984, （1984）2020, Taipei, Taiwan: Times Publishing Company. Yang Lian’s Chinese translation of George Orwell’s novel.

Bei Tou Zou De Gu Hui Weng (A Stolen Ashes Urn，被偷走的骨灰瓮), 2020,Taipei, Taiwan: Homeward Publishing House. A book-length interview on Life and Literature. (Co-author: Zhu Youke)

Zai Te Lang Si Te Luo Mo Mu Qian (At Tranströmer’s Grave，在特朗斯特罗默墓前), 2022, Sichuan, China: Sichuan People’s Publishing House. A selection of Poems.

Yi Zuo Xaing Xia Xiu Jian De Ta (A Tower Built Downwards，一座向下修建的塔) 2023, Vancouver， Canada: World Chinese Weekly Publishing Company Inc. A selection of Poems.

Publications in Other Languages

Publications in English

In Symmetry with Death (Yu si wang dui chen), 1989. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University Press. Collection of poems in English translation with Chinese text and video cassette tape.

Masks and Crocodile (Mian ju yu e yu), 1990. University of Sydney, East Asian Series No. 3. Sydney, Australia: Wild Poeny Ltd. Collection of poems in English translation with Chinese text.

The Dead in Exile (Liu wang de si zhe), 1990. Australia: Tiananmen Publications. Collection of poems in English translation with Chinese text.

Non-Person Singular (Wu ren cheng), 1994. London, United Kingdom: Wellsweep Press. Collection of poems (1981 – 1991) in English translation with Chinese text.

Where the Sea Stands Still (Da hai ting zhi zhi chu), 1995. London, United Kingdom: Wellsweep Press. Sequence poem in English translation and Chinese text.

Where the Sea Stands Still – New Poems (Da hai ting zhi zhi chu – Xin shi ji), 1999. Newcastle, United Kingdom: Bloodaxe Books. Cellection of poems in English translation.

City of Dead Poets(Si shi ren de cheng), 2000. Ludwigshafen, Germany: Cyperfection. CD-Rom with texts, readings and interviews in English translation.

Yi (Yi), 2001. L.A., USA: Green Integer (Sun & Moon Press): Book-length poem in English translation and Chinese text.

Notes of a Blissful Ghost(Xing fu gui hun shou ji), 2002. Hong Kong: Renditions. Selection of poems in English translation.

Concentric Circles (Tong Xin Yuan), 2005. Newcastle, United Kingdom: Bloodaxe Books: Book-length poem in English translation.

Whaur the Deep Sea Devauls (Where the Sea Stands Still), 2005, Angus, Scotland: Kettillonia, Selection of poems in Low-land Scots translation.

Unreal City (Huan xiang zhong de cheng shi), 2006. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press. Selection of poems and prose on Auckland city.

Riding Pisces: Poems from Five Collections (Qi cheng shuang you zuo: wu shi ji xuan), 2008. Exeter, United Kingdom: Shearsman Books. Selected poems in English translation and Chinese text.

Lee Valley Poems -- a project of poems and translation (Li he gu de shi -- yi ge shi you fanyi de xiang mu), 2009. Newcastle, United Kingdom: Bloodaxe Books: Collection of poems in English translation and Chinese text.

Jade Ladder (Yu Ti), 2012. Newcastle, United Kingdoms: Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Poetry. (Yang Lian is the co-editor with W. N. Herbert, Brian Holton and Qin Xiaoyu).

The Third Shore (Da Hai De Di San An), 2013, UK, Sahesman Books: Anthology of Chinese & English Poets in Mutual Translation (edited by Yang Lian & W N Herbert).

The Third Shore (Da Hai De Di San An), 2013, China, The East China Formal University Press: Anthology of Chinese & English Poets in Mutual Translation (edited by Yang Lian & W N Herbert).

A Massively Single Number (Pang Da De Dan Shu), 2015, UK, Sheasman Books: Artsbj.com International Poetry Prize Anthology in English translation. (edited by Yang Lian).

Narrative Poem (Xu Shi Shi), 2017, UK, Bloodaxe Books: A book-length Autobiographical poem in Chinese and English translation.

Venice Elegy (Wei Ni Si Ai Ge), 2018, Italy, Damocle Edizione: A Limited Edition of Poems in Chinese and English, together with Ai Weiwei’s Visual Arts (the book made together with Ai Weiwei).

Venice Elegy (Wei Ni Si Ai Ge), 2019, Italy, Damocle Edizione: A pocket edition of Poems in Chinese, English and Italian.

Anniversary Snow (Zhou Nian Zhi Xue), 2019, UK, Shearsman Books: A selected poems in English translation.

A Tower Built Downwards (Yi Zuo Xiang Xia Xiu Jian De Ta), 2023, UK, Bloodaxe Books: A selected poems in English translation.

Publications in German Translation

Pilgerfahrt (Chao Sheng), 1989. Innsbruck, Austria: Hande Press. Collection of poems in German translation.

Gedichte (Shi), 1993. Zuerich, Switzerland: Ammann Verlag. Three Long Poems in German translation.

Masken und Krokodile (Masks and Crocodile), 1994. DAAD (Deucher Akademischer Austauschdienst) Literature Series, Berlin, Germany. Collection of short poems in German translation.

China Daily (Zhong Guo Ri Ji), 1995. Berlin (Germany), Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag. Selection of photos( by Alexander Paul Englert) and poems(by Yang Lian) in German and English translation and Chinese texts.

Geisterreden (Gui Hua), 1995, Zürich (Switzerland), Ammann Verlag. Collection of “poetic essays” in German translation.

Der Ruhepunkt des Meeres (Da hai ting zhi zhi chu), 1996, Stuutgart, Germany: Edition Solitude. Selection of poems in German translation.

Was hat uns das Exil gebracht?(Liu wang shi wo men huo de le shen me), 2001, Berlin, Germany: DAAD. Dialoque in German translation between Yang Lian and Gao Xing Jian.

Aufzeichnungen eines glückseligen Damons (Xing fu gui hun shou ji), 2009. Frankfurt/Berlin, Germany: Suhrkamp Verlag. Selection of poems and reflections in German translation.

Konzentrische Kieise (Tong Xin Yuan), 2013. Munich, Germany: Hanser Verlag. A Book-length Poem in German Translation.

Pilgerfahrt (Chao Sheng), 2021. Germany: Ostasien Verlag. A selection of Poems bilingually in Chinese and German Translation.

Erkundung des Bösen (Zui E Yan Jiu), 2022. Germany: PalmArtPress. A selection of Poems in German Translation.

Im Einklang mit dem Tod (Yu Si Wang Dui Chen), 2025. Germany: PalmArtPress. A selection of Essays in German Translation.

Publications in French Translation

La Maison Sur L’Estuaire(He kou shang de fang jian), 2001, Saint-Nazaire, France: M.E.E.T. Collection of poems in Franch translation.

Masques ET crocodiles(Mian ju yu e yu), 2002, Dijon, France: Virgile.Ulysse Fin De Siecle. Collection of short poems in Franch translation.

La ou s’arrete la mer (Da Hai Ting Zhi Zhi Chu), 2004, Paris, France: Caracteres. Selection of poems in Franch translation.

Que nous a apporte I’exil? (Liu Wang Shi Wo Men Huo De Le Shen Me?), 2004, Paris, France: Caracteres. Dialoque in Franch translation between Yang Lian and Gao Xing Jian.

Notes manuscrites d'un diable heureux (Xing Fu Gui Hun Shou Ji), 2010,Paris, France: Caracteres. Selected poems and prose.

Publications in Italian Translation

Dove Il Mare Resta Calmo (Da hai ting zhi zhi chu), 1999, Pescara, Italy: Poetry Del Flaiano. Long poem in Italian translation.

Il pane dell’esilio(Liu wang shi wo men huo de le shen me), 2001, Milan, Italy: Medusa. Dialoque in Italian translation between Yang Lian and Gao Xing Jian.

Dove Si Ferma Il Mare (Da Hai Ting Zhi Zhi Chu), 2004, Milano-Roma, Italiy: Libri Scheiwiller – Playon. Collection of poems in Chinese text and Italian translation, as well as English translation.

Dove Si Ferma Il Mare (Da Hai Ting Zhi Zhi Chu), 2015. Venice, Italy: Damocle Edizioni. Collection of Poems in Chinese and Italian translation. (Reprinting)

Venice Elegy (Wie Ni Si Ai Ge), 2018. Venice, Italy: Damocle Edizioni. Limited edition of a sequence of Poems in Chinese and Italian translation.

Venice Elegy (Wei Ni Si Ai Ge), 2019, Italy, Damocle Edizione: A pocket edition of Poems in Chinese, Italian and English.

Origine (Qi Yuan), 2020. Milan, Italy: Jaca Book. A selection of Poems in Italian Translation.

In simmetria con la more (Yu Si Wang Dui Chen), 2021. Rome, Italy: Aragno. A selection of Poems in Italian Translation and Chinese original.

Publication in Danish Translation

Hvor Havet Star Stille (Da hai ting zhi zhi chu), 1996. Kobenhagen, Denmark: Forlaget politisk revy. Selection of poems and prose in Danish translation.

Publications in Swedish Translation

Koncentrska Cirklar (Tong Xin Yuan), 2018. Stockholm, Swden: Bokförlaget Wangzhi. Book-length poem in Sedish translation.

Ett lyckligt spökes anteckning (Xing Fu Gui Hun Shou Ji), 2019, Mälmo, Sweden: Rämus. Selection of Short poems and sequences in Swedish translation.

Konst och människa (Wen Hua Yu Ren), 2019, Mälmo, Sweden: Rämus. A long interview/discussion with Ai Weiwei in Swedish translation.

Berättande Dikt (Xu Shi Shi), 2020, Stockholm, Sweden: Bokförlaget Wanzhi. Book-length poem in Swedish translation.

Ett torn byggt nedat och Labyrint (Yi Zuo Xiang Xia Xiu Jian De Ta Yu Mi Gong), 2025, Stockholm, Sweden: Bokförlaget Wanzhi. Book-length poem in Swedish translation.

Publication in Slovenian

Kjer se morje ustavi (Da Hai Ting Zhi Zhi Chu), 2013. Ljubjana, Slovenia: Selected Poems in Chinese and Slovenian.

Publication in Arabic Translation

حيث يتوقّفُ البحر (Where the Sea Stands Still), 2014, Damascus- Beirut: Dar Attakwin. Selected Poems in Arabic translation.

دوائر متحدة المركز (Concentric Circles), 2025, Cairo, Egypt: Atyaf publishing house. A book-length Poem in Arabic translation.

Publication in Portuguese Translation

Poesia e Liberdade (Poetry and Freedom), 2017, Lisbon, Portugal. Selected Poems of Liu Xiaobo and Yang Lian.

A Torre Erigida Abaixo ( A Tower Built Downwards), 2023, Sao Paulo, Brazil: Mocho Edicoes. A book-length poem.

Publication in Hungarian Translation

Ahol Megdermed a Tenger (Where the Sea Stands Still), 2018, Budapest, Hungary: Janus Pannonius International Poetry Grande Prize. Selected Poems in Hungarian translation.

Publication in Spanish Translation

 Circulos concentricos (Concentric Circles), 2024, Madrid, Spain: Visor Liboros, S.L. A book-length poem in Spainish translation.

(Until 12, 2025)