Chinese poet Zhu Yufu was sentenced to a seven-year prison term for writing a poem titled "It's Time". Below is the text of the poem. Every effort has been made to obtain permission to reprint poem here.
IT’S TIME
By Zhu Yufu, translated by A. E. Clark
It’s time, people of China! It’s time.
The Square belongs to everyone.
With your own two feet
It’s time to head to the Square and make your choice.
It’s time, people of China! It’s time.
A song belongs to everyone.
From your own throat
It’s time to voice the song in your heart.
It’s time, people of China! It’s time.
China belongs to everyone.
Of your own will
It’s time to choose what China shall be.
