Luo Fu | |
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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 Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 89)
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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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.
He 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]
In 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 Xian 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]
In 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]
Luo Fu | |
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![]() Luo Fu in 2012 | |
Native name | 莫運端 |
Born | Mo Yun-tuan 11 May 1928 Hengyang, Hunan, Republic of China |
Died | 19 March 2018 Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 89)
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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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.
He 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]
In 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 Xian 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]
In 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]