Luo Fu (poet)

Luo Fu
Luo Fu in 2012
Native name 莫運端
Born Mo Yun-tuan
(1928-05-11)11 May 1928
Hengyang, Hunan, Republic of China
Died 19 March 2018(2018-03-19) (aged 89)
Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan
Pen name Luo Fu
Occupation poet
Language Chinese
Nationality Republic of China
Alma mater Tamkang University
Period 1943–2018
Spouse Chen Chiung-fang
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Mo Yun-tuan (Chinese: 莫運端; pinyin: Mò Yùnduān; 11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name Luo Fu (洛夫; Luòfū), was a Taiwanese writer and poet.

Early life

He was born Mo Yun-tuan in 1928 and raised in Hengyang.[1][2] Mo's first work was published in 1943.[1] He joined the Republic of China Navy, and moved to Taiwan in 1949.[3][4] Mo received a bachelor's degree in English from Tamkang University in 1973, the same year he retired from the navy.[3][4] He married Chen Chiung-fang of Kinmen.[2]

Career

In Taiwan, Mo published several collections of poetry, anthologies, and essays, as well as a number of translations.[1][5] His own works were translated into several languages.[4] Mo and his contemporary Yu Kwang-chung were described as the Gemini of Chinese poetry, in reference to the constellation depicting the mythological twins Castor and Pollux.[1] Luo Fu founded the Epoch Poetry Society alongside Chang Mo and Ya Xian in 1954.[6] He later left Taiwan for Canada in 1995.[7] Wang Dan published a collection of poems titled Travel in Cold Alone in 2000, and cited Mo as an influence.[8] Mo's poem "Driftwood" (2000) was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. His final works were published in January 2018.[6]

Death

In June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung.[7] He died of respiratory complications on 19 March 2018, while seeking treatment at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "著名诗人洛夫凌晨逝世，与余光中并称诗坛双子星座" (in Chinese). Phoenix Television. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Chung, Jake (24 March 2018). "Kinmen project to honor late poet might be reborn". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Cheng, Sabine; Ko, Lin (19 March 2018). "Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu dies at 91". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Balcom, John (1 May 2007). "Lo Fu". Poetry International Web. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Balcom, John (2008). "To the Heart of Exile: The Poetic Odyssey of Luo Fu". In Lupke, Christopher. New Perspectives on Contemporary Chinese Poetry. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 65–84. doi:10.1057/9780230610149_5. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 Shih, Hsiu-chuan (11 April 2018). "Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu honored posthumously". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. 1 2 "台灣當代詩人洛夫19日清晨病逝　享耆壽91歲". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Yu, Sen-lun (30 July 2000). "Wang Dan's bitter road from student rebel to poet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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