Luo Fu (poet)
Mo Yun-tuan (Chinese: 莫運端; pinyin: Mò Yùnduān; 11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name Luo Fu (Chinese: 洛夫; pinyin: Luòfū), was a Taiwanese writer and poet. He was born in Hengyang, Republic of China.[1][2]
In Taiwan, Mo published several collections of poetry.[1][3] 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] Mo left Taiwan for Canada in 1995.[4]
In June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with lung cancer.[4] He died of respiratory failure on 19 March 2018 in Taipei, aged 89.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (in zh) 著名诗人洛夫凌晨逝世，与余光中并称诗坛双子星座. 19 March 2018. http://iculture.ifeng.com/56860053/news.shtml. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ Chung, Jake (24 March 2018). Kinmen project to honor late poet might be reborn. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/03/24/2003689935. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ Balcom, John (2008). "To the Heart of Exile: The Poetic Odyssey of Luo Fu". In Lupke, Christopher (ed.). New Perspectives on Contemporary Chinese Poetry. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 65–84. doi:10.1057/9780230610149_5. ISBN 978-1-349-53670-2. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "台灣當代詩人洛夫19日清晨病逝 享耆壽91歲" (in zh). Apple Daily. 19 March 2018. https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20180319/1317532/. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ Cheng, Sabine; Ko, Lin (19 March 2018). Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu dies at 91. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201803190023.aspx. Retrieved 19 March 2018.