Michael O'Hara studies creative writing at the University of Iowa. His work has appeared in DUM DUM ZINE, Keep This Bag Away From Children and Have U Seen My Whale?. His translation of the Daodejing has been aided by online dictionaries, Red Pine's excellent version with commentaries, Ron Hogan's energetic, fresh interpretation and Aleister Crowley's highly original — if baffling — attempt. [Translation]