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From the Bluest Part of the Harbour: Poems from Hong Kong (Oxford in Asia Paperbacks) [Paperback]

Andrew Parkin (Compiler)


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Book Description

February 29, 1996 Oxford in Asia Paperbacks
This collection of contemporary Hong Kong poems--most published here in English for the first time--reveals the heart of a city on the edge of a dramatic change of identity. Lyrical and poignant, the poems reflect the heightened emotions and apprehensions of the Hong Kong people as China's takeover nears.
Writing in free verse that breaks with traditional Chinese form, the twelve modern poets retain links with the past, sometimes alluding through subject, diction, and imagery to the Chinese poetic tradition. Some of the poets express a longing for China as a homeland, while others draw on Chinese myth and folk-tales reflect on the universal themes of reincarnation, life and death, and the passage of time. Whether describing the vibrancy of Hong Kong life, examining the effects of the Tiananmen Square incident, or reflecting on love and society, each poet brings to life some part of the Hong Kong character.

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Hawk by Chan Tak-kam
Homecoming by Chan Tak-kam
The Sunflower's Soliloquy by Chan Tak-kam
Dinner With An Eligible Bachelor by Juliette Chen
Face by Juliette Chen
Journey by Juliette Chen
Night Folk by Juliette Chen
Plaint For A Lost Love by Juliette Chen
A Reply by Juliette Chen
Spare Parts by Juliette Chen
Tai Po Mei by Juliette Chen
The Weather Is Gothic by Juliette Chen
Porcelain Fragments by Chung Wai-man
Three Lives: 1. Asking The Maggot Under The Pagoda by Chung Wai-man
Three Lives: 2. Romance by Chung Wai-man
Three Lives: 3. Letter To Sever A Love Relationship by Chung Wai-man
City by Louise Ho
Image by Louise Ho
Jade by Louise Ho
Jet-lagged In Boston by Louise Ho
New Year's Eve, 1989 by Louise Ho
Prose Poem by Louise Ho
Raw by Louise Ho
Things Pentecostal by Louise Ho
Time's Pummelling by Louise Ho
To Grandfather by Louise Ho
Tombed-in by Louise Ho
Well-spoken Cantonese by Louise Ho
At West Lake by Leung Ping-kwan
The Clogs by Leung Ping-kwan
Cloud Travel by Leung Ping-kwan
Distinguished Leaves by Leung Ping-kwan
Images Of Hong Kong by Leung Ping-kwan
In Fabric Alley by Leung Ping-kwan
Journey Into The Painting Hua Shan by Leung Ping-kwan
The Leaf On The Edge by Leung Ping-kwan
Mirror Lake by Leung Ping-kwan
Morning In A Foreign Land by Leung Ping-kwan
Seagulls Of Kunming: The 1940s And The 1980s by Leung Ping-kwan
Stainings by Leung Ping-kwan
White Sun by Leung Ping-kwan
The Blood Path: 1. In The Streets by Ng Mei-kwan
The Blood Path: 2. In The Forest by Ng Mei-kwan
The Blood Path: 3. Lotus by Ng Mei-kwan
The Blood Path: 4. Boiling Candle by Ng Mei-kwan
The Blood Path: 5. The Blood Path by Ng Mei-kwan
The Blood Path: 6. In The Street by Ng Mei-kwan
Calling Spirits Up: 1. The Masses On The Square by Ng Mei-kwan
Calling Spirits Up: 2. The Doctor by Ng Mei-kwan
Calling Spirits Up: 3. The Soldiers by Ng Mei-kwan
Calling Spirits Up: 4. Ou Yuan by Ng Mei-kwan
The Lone Eye by Ng Mei-kwan
Before Execution by Wong Leung-wo
Green Pomelo by Wong Leung-wo
Peeling The Pomelo by Wong Leung-wo
Pomelo Lantern by Wong Leung-wo
Autumn Thoughts by Laurence Wong
Crossing The River by Laurence Wong
Discourse From An Immortal by Laurence Wong
Gazing At The South by Laurence Wong
Great Cold by Laurence Wong
Just Stand There Long Enough by Laurence Wong
A Meteorological Prophecy by Laurence Wong
Spring by Laurence Wong
Spring by Laurence Wong
There Was Such A Morning by Laurence Wong
Before The Gust Arises by Woo Kwok-yin
Chrysanthemum by Woo Kwok-yin
If I Should Die by Woo Kwok-yin
Lest I Should Fall Asleep Before Dawn by Woo Kwok-yin
The Sea by Wu Xubin
The Crystal Prison by Yu Kuang-chung
The Kowloon-canton Railway by Yu Kuang-chung
A Letter Through The Rain by Yu Kuang-chung
The Mirror by Yu Kuang-chung
Montain Rain by Yu Kuang-chung
Mother, I'm Hungry by Yu Kuang-chung
Once Upon A Candle by Yu Kuang-chung
The Pearl Necklace by Yu Kuang-chung
Two Poems On Vincent Van Gogh: 1. Sunflowers by Yu Kuang-chung
Two Poems On Vincent Van Gogh: 2. The Langlois Bridge by Yu Kuang-chung
The Umbrellas by Yu Kuang-chung
Waiting In The Rain by Yu Kuang-chung
When I Am Dead by Yu Kuang-chung
White Jade Bitter Gourd by Yu Kuang-chung
Grandma Is Dead by Yuen Che-hung
The Leader Cadre by Yuen Che-hung
Quiet Noises by Yuen Che-hung
Retreating Landscapes by Yuen Che-hung
The River's Rebirth by Yuen Che-hung
To My Uncle Who Killed Himself by Yuen Che-hung
Unfinished Poems by Yuen Che-hung
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese

Product Details

  • Paperback: 168 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 29, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195867866
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195867862
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,145,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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