Authors: Meng Chiao, David Hinton
ISBN-13: 9780691012360, ISBN-10: 0691012369
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: December 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)
"The translation is outstanding. David Hinton is simply the best translator of Chinese poetry presently working in English. This is a very intelligently selected group of poems from an important Chinese poet. Hinton reads deeply and with great sensitivity to nuance."--J.P. Seaton, University of North Carolina
"David Hinton's translations, while remaining faithful to the meaning and spirit of the original, are consistently imaginative in language and effective as English poetry, and he has shown a remarkable skill in capturing the particular style and voice of the different poets he has tackled."--Burton Watson
These poems defy 'commentary.' They are so lovely, lush, and intense that they simply must be experienced. Meng Chiao's poems are deeply personal but not obscure, because the field of introspection is the landscape. . . . The sometimes surrealistic language is vital and powerful, lyric and soulful. This is the first volume of Meng Chiao's poetry to appear in English, and considering how many years ago he lived, the pleasure is long overdue. Don't miss the book.
Introduction | ||
Mourning Lu Yin | 3 | |
Cold Creek | 15 | |
Laments of the Gorges | 27 | |
Apricots Died Young | 41 | |
Heartsong | 53 | |
Autumn Thoughts | 61 | |
Notes | 77 | |
Finding List | 81 | |
Further Reading | 83 |