內容簡介
內容簡介 A companion volume to Lo Fu's book-length poem Driftwood (Zephyr Press, 2006), Stone Cell compiles writing from every decade of his celebrated literary career. “Beyond Logic” Do you know why rivers cling to their banks? Because they only have one way of dying Even with two banks, the ferries have no choice We'd prefer an incendiary bomb To smelling the scorched stench of the setting sun As long as I live I'm destined to swallow those awful sonnets Turning to the last page— Still those damned sonnets This is a cemetery where a single voice is buried It echoes in the heart, an eagle circles the brink If it's a thorn, let it pierce blood with love If it's a poppy, let a smile blossom on the lips The poet's philosophy of life is an unwillingness to die
作者介紹
作者介紹 Lo Fu is the pen name of Mo Luofu, born in China in 1928. He joined the military during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and moved to Taiwan in 1949. While stationed in southern Taiwan in 1954, he founded the Epoch Poetry Society with Zhang Mo and Ya Xian. He immigrated to Vancouver in 1996, where he still lives. John Balcom has published more than a dozen books into English from Chinese. He is Associate Professor and Chinese Program Head at the Monterey Institute, and current president of ALTA.