Frontier Taiwan: An Anthology of Modern Chinese Poetry (Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan)

Taiwan has evolved dramatically from a little-known island to an internationally acclaimed economic miracle and thriving democracy. The history of modern Taiwanese poetry parallels and tells the story of this transformation from periphery to frontier. Containing translations of nearly 400 poems from 50 poets spanning the entire twentieth century, this anthology reveals Taiwan in a broad spectrum of themes, forms, and styles: from lyrical meditation to political satire, haiku to concrete poetry, surrealism to postmodernism. The in-depth introduction outlines the development of modern poetry in the unique historical and cultural context of Taiwan. Comprehensive in both depth and scope, Frontier Taiwan beautifully captures the achievements of the nation's modern poetic traditions. Yang Hua (1906-36) -- Black Tide (seven Selections) -- Heartstrings (two Selections) -- Tawny Cottages -- Sad Song Of The Female Worker -- Yang Chichang (1908-94) -- Rouge And Lips -- The Nun -- Burning Cheeks -- Veins And Butterflies -- Autumn Sea -- Travelogue -- Pale Song -- Ruined City -- Love Song -- Sea Of Flowers -- Qin Zihao (1912-63) -- Desert Wind -- Remembering -- Seashells (i) -- Gallery -- Black Narcissus -- Hair -- Seashells (ii) -- Ji Xian (1913- ) -- City In Flames -- To The Maybe Man -- Song Of Time No. 2 -- My Pagoda-shaped Plan -- Star-plucking Youth -- Dog Howling At The Moon -- Seven And Six -- Composition In A Window -- My Voice And My Existence -- Painter's Studio -- Wine Drinker -- Psychoanalysis Of Pipe Smoking -- Unfinished Masterpiece -- Death Of Aphrodite -- Type-b Blood -- Before Completion. One -- Bird Variations -- Chen Xiuxi (1921-91) -- Grave Sweeping This Year -- Love -- Taiwan -- My Pen -- Maybe It's The Weight Of A Poem -- Zhan Bing (1921- ) -- Affair -- May -- Planting Rice Sprouts -- Liquid Morning -- Seven-colored Time -- Liquid Flows Into The Cup Of The Heart -- Zhou Mengdie (1921- ) -- Caltrops -- Diary Of A Believer -- Mendicant -- Prisoner -- Nine Lines -- On The Ferry -- Twelfth Month -- Sixth Month -- Mountain -- Polydactylism -- Huan Fu (1922- ) -- Walking In The Rain -- Forest -- Carrier Pigeon -- Wild Deer -- Excuse My Rudeness -- Find An Honorific For Mosquitos -- Shadow -- Incident -- Lin Hengtai (1924- ) -- Philosopher -- Landscape No. 1. Edited By Michelle Yeh And N.g.d. Malmqvist. Includes Bibliographical References. Containing translations of nearly 400 poems from 50 poets, this anthology reveals Taiwan's 20th-century transformation in a broad spectrum of themes, forms, and styles: from lyrical meditation to political satire, haiku to concrete poetry, surrealism to postmodernism. The in-depth introduction outlines the development of modern poetry in the unique historical and cultural context of Taiwan. Michelle Yeh is professor of Chinese at the University of California, Davis. N. G. D. Malmqvist is professor emeritus and member of the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. LIT008000,Literary Criticism/Asian/General,POE000000,Poetry/General