[Poetry reading at the Poetry Collection University at Buffalo, November 19, 1992] / Jung-tzu and Luo Men.

Recorded at the Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo on November 19, 1992 on a 90 minute Maxell sound cassette.

Robert Bertholf introduces the two visiting Chinese poets whom he had stayed with while in China years before. Each poet reads from their works in Chinese, followed by its English translation. Poetics graduate student, Juliana Spahr translates the works of Jung-tzu (Rongzi) and Bertholf translates the works of Luo Men.

Jung-tzu and Luo Men.

The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries. Digital conversion was made possible through a 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities grant.

1992

Sound recording

PCR166

Jung-tzu poetry reading with Juliana Spahr translation:To see the flowering of your name --My make-up mirror is a bow-backed cat --The blue lotus --As all things living pass on --So comes the mountain --The door of silence.Luo Men reading with Robert Bertholf translation:Stallion among stallions --To all creative artists in the world for their free and transcendental spirit --Death of the city --Fort McKinley to surpass greatness man must feel vague about it.

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