溫淑寧
Susan Wan Dolling
Susan Wan Dolling
Earnshaw Books (2024)
The Tang Dynasty (618 to 907 AD) is considered China’s Golden Age of Poetry, and My China in Tang Poetry is a personal celebration of the genius of the Tang poets by writer, teacher and translator Susan Wan Dolling. She provides a feast of new translations of the poems, accompanying them with explanations of the meaning and context of each with an unparalleled depth of knowledge and understanding, as well as an enthusiasm that is infectious. To her, the poems are not only the epitome of culture and art, but also a store of stories and images that remains relevant today.
Volume 1: Superstars, featuring the poems of Li Bai, aka Li Po, and Du Fu, aka Tu Fu.
Volume 2: Floating on Clouds, featuring two "recluses," Meng Haoran and Wang Wei, and the “Four Female Talents of the Tang Period,” Li Ye, Xue Tao, Liu Caichun and Yu Xuanji.
Volume 3: Friends and Lovers, featuring Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi, plus Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen, and ending with Li He, Du Mu, and Li Shangyin.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST featuring poems and commentary from the author (with more to come).
NOTE AFTER NOTE is classical Chinese Poetry in translation by poet Susan Wan Dolling with music by cellist Chi-Hui Kao. See their first video below.