{"product_id":"flash-cards-selected-poems-from-yu-jians-anthology-of-notes-paperback","title":"Flash Cards: Selected Poems from Yu Jian's Anthology of Notes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYu Jian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWang Ping\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRon Padgett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlash Cards\u003c\/i\u003e is a primer of modern Chinese life, constructing a complex philosophical vision from swatches of daily events and observations. As Yu Jian has written about his own work: \"It is possible to see eternity--to see everything--in a teacup or a sweet wrapper. Everything in the world is poetry.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn eighteen-year-old college girl\u003cbr\u003ewalks to class on a spring morning\u003cbr\u003erosy cheeks long legs\u003cbr\u003einside a wool skirt\u003cbr\u003eonly a small wild part revealed\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful girl chest held high\u003cbr\u003ea cup of tea between her hands\u003cbr\u003ea book beneath her elbow\u003cbr\u003ecrossing the flower garden\u003cbr\u003elooking straight ahead\u003cbr\u003eshe is rushing to catch\u003cbr\u003ea philosophy class\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYu Jian\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1954 in Kunming, China, is a poet, author, and documentary film director. He began writing poetry in the early 1970s, influenced both by classical Chinese poetry and modern Western writers such as Walt Whitman. Yu Jian is a major figure among the Third Generation Poets\" who came after the \"Misty Poetry\" movement of the early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWang Ping\u003c\/b\u003e's books include two collections of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Whip\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOf Flesh \u0026amp; Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cultural study \u003ci\u003eAching for Beauty: Footbinding in China\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Last Communist Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e was winner of the 2008 Minnesota Book Award in the category of Novel \u0026amp; Short Story and the 2007 Book Award from the Association for Asian American Studies in the category of Poetry\/Prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Padgett\u003c\/b\u003e's translations include Blaise Cendrars' \u003ci\u003eComplete Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, Guillaume Apollinaire's \u003ci\u003ePoet Assassinated\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with Bill Zavatsky, Valery Larbaud's \u003ci\u003ePoems of A. O. Barnabooth\u003c\/i\u003e. A chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Padgett was named officer in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. In 2009 he received the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1954 in Kunming, China, is a poet, author, and documentary film director. He is a major figure among 'The Third Generation Poets' that came after the 'Misty Poetry' movement of the early 1980s. Anthology of Works is a five-volume collection of his poems and essays 1975-2000. His work has been translated into numerous languages. Born in Shanghai and grew up on a small island in the East China Sea. She attended Beijing University and in 1985 left China to study in the U.S., earning her Ph.D. from New York University. Her books include two collections of poetry, The Magic Whip and Of Flesh \u0026amp; Spirit. Books include a collection of poems, You Never Know, and a memoir, Oklahoma Tough: My Father, King of the Tulsa Bootleggers. He is the editor of The Handbook of Poetic Forms and World Poets: An Encyclopedia for Students, as well as the translator of Blaise Cendrars' Complete Poems. Padgett has taught imaginative writing at Columbia University and Brooklyn College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.97 x 6.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Best Translated Book Award (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772806889760,"sku":"9780981552156","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b400555d896e542426bc6a85873a5c66.webp?v=1780414791","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/flash-cards-selected-poems-from-yu-jians-anthology-of-notes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}