HONGKONGLITERATURESERIES
SeriesEditor:JohnMinford
LeungPing-kwanisoneofHongKong’smostacclaimedpoets.Hispoemsdisplayauniqueblendoftheliteraryandthedown-to-earth,themodernandthetraditional,theseriousandthehumorous,thelocalandtheuniversal.Hewrote,‘Iwanttowriteakindofmodernpoetrythatdoesnothavetoturnawayfromtheworldwelivein,thatrethinkstherelationshipbetweenlanguageandobjects...’Thiscollectionhasbeencarefullycurated,andisarrangedundertenthematicsections:LotusLeaves,HongKong,Macao,Foodscape,AftertheBookofSongs,StrangeTales:AfterPuSongling,Clothink,MuseumPieces,PlacesandFriends,Bitter-MelonandOthers.Thesetranslatedpoems,andthedelighttheybring,areacelebrationofthecontinuinglegacyofaremarkableHongKongpoet.
Macao POEMS HongKong PING LOTUS SELECTED
