{"product_id":"flash-cards-selected-poems-from-yu-jians-anthology-of-notes-9780981552156","title":"Flash Cards: Selected Poems from Yu Jian's Anthology of Notes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlash Cards\u003c\/i\u003e is a primer of modern Chinese life, constructing a complex philosophical vision from swatches of daily events and observations. As Yu Jian has written about his own work: \"It is possible to see eternity--to see everything--in a teacup or a sweet wrapper. Everything in the world is poetry.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn eighteen-year-old college girl\u003cbr\u003ewalks to class on a spring morning\u003cbr\u003erosy cheeks long legs\u003cbr\u003einside a wool skirt\u003cbr\u003eonly a small wild part revealed\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful girl chest held high\u003cbr\u003ea cup of tea between her hands\u003cbr\u003ea book beneath her elbow\u003cbr\u003ecrossing the flower garden\u003cbr\u003elooking straight ahead\u003cbr\u003eshe is rushing to catch\u003cbr\u003ea philosophy class\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYu Jian\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1954 in Kunming, China, is a poet, author, and documentary film director. He began writing poetry in the early 1970s, influenced both by classical Chinese poetry and modern Western writers such as Walt Whitman. Yu Jian is a major figure among the \"Third Generation Poets\" who came after the \"Misty Poetry\" movement of the early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWang Ping\u003c\/b\u003e's books include two collections of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Whip\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOf Flesh \u0026amp; Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cultural study \u003ci\u003eAching for Beauty: Footbinding in China\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Last Communist Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e was winner of the 2008 Minnesota Book Award in the category of Novel \u0026amp; Short Story and the 2007 Book Award from the Association for Asian American Studies in the category of Poetry\/Prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Padgett\u003c\/b\u003e's translations include Blaise Cendrars' \u003ci\u003eComplete Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, Guillaume Apollinaire's \u003ci\u003ePoet Assassinated\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with Bill Zavatsky, Valery Larbaud's \u003ci\u003ePoems of A. O. Barnabooth\u003c\/i\u003e. A chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Padgett was named officer in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. In 2009 he received the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yu Jian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zephyr Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Chinese Writing Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.97h x 6.39w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780981552156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Best Translated Book Award - Finalist","brand":"Zephyr Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606554304649,"sku":"9780981552156","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_dfdc8c2c-306e-4d0a-b6ec-07a5246f92ee.jpg?v=1776753880","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/flash-cards-selected-poems-from-yu-jians-anthology-of-notes-9780981552156","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}