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.
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| Native name | 莫運端 |
| Born | Mo Yun-tuan 11 May 1928 Hengyang, Hunan, Republic of China |
| Died | 19 March 2018 (aged 89) Beitou, 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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Early life
editHe 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
editIn 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 Hsien 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b Chung, Jake (24 March 2018). "Kinmen project to honor late poet might be reborn". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Cheng, Sabine; Ko, Lin (19 March 2018). "Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu dies at 91". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Balcom, John (1 May 2007). "Lo Fu". Poetry International Web. Retrieved 22 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.
- ^ a b Shih, Hsiu-chuan (11 April 2018). "Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu honored posthumously". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Yu, Sen-lun (30 July 2000). "Wang Dan's bitter road from student rebel to poet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 March 2018.