Chinese poetry

How did Amy Lowell shape contemporary trends in american poetry? A quote of Amy Lowell shows both her determined personality and her sense of humor: "God made me a business woman, and I made myself a poet." During her career that spanned only twelve or so years, she wrote and published over 650 poems, but she is most often recognized for her work to open American readers up to contemporary trends in poetry. "Poet, propagandist, lecturer, translator, biographer, critic . . . her verve is almost…

pressure of reality.” Williams too demands a “New World,” where the imagination, freed from the handcuffs of “art,” takes the lead. According to Williams, the purpose of art is neither to “copy” nature nor to “make” pictures. He celebrates the art or poetry, that considers simple things as its object, with whom readers or viewers are very much familiar, but at the same time it detaches…

take many of the symbols from her Chinese culture and make them accessible to American culture. On the final page of her memoir Kingston says, “She brought her songs back from the savage lands . . . a song that Chinese sing to their own instruments. It translated well” (Kingston 209). This quote is very significant in that it shows how the song passed down from Ts’ai Yen, “Eighteen Stanzas for a Barbarian Reed Pipe”, not only inspired her to try and connect Chinese culture to American culture,…

Chinese Painting The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History says that Chinese painting intergrades poetry, painting and calligraphy. This connects the characteristics of the poet and the painter. The oriental creator is the philosopher of the art, that his art is the creation he makes. The painter and poet together are symbolic due to combining into one person. Materials in Chinese art depend on the type of art that is being created. There are two types of brushes. According to the ThoughtCo, you…

(past, asked) and in lines 30 and 32 (adjective, narrative). Chinese Mountains This poem is very short and is meant to emulate the historical four-character poetry of China. Although not exact, the poem is meant to be translatable into Chinese characters, with four-characters per line. In this poem, I wanted to write something similar to a haiku but Chinese in origin. This was included in the portfolio as it was a new style of poetry for me to write.…

The period 713-756 AD was the time the Tang Dynasty reached its zenith, and it was also known as the golden age of Chinese poetry. Among all the brilliant poets of the time, Li Bai 李白was one of the greatest and most influential romantic poets in Chinese literary history. Li Bai(701-762), styled Taibai 太白, and his pseudonym was Qinglianjushi 青莲居士, which means “lay Buddhist of blue lotus”. He likes reading, traveling, drinking, and writing poems. Li Bai has superior and admirable writing skills,…

of a life of new opportunity. Growing up, my life was a blend of American and Chinese cultures. As a young child, I was always unsure if I was more American or Chinese, or even both. I didn’t feel like I fit into any of those categories. Living in America, I was viewed as Chinese because of the way I looked, but if I was in China, I wouldn’t exactly fit in either because of my language and behavior. Being a Chinese American caused me to feel unsure of my racial identity because of the two…

Confucianism and the Han Chinese of 1450: Confucian ideology and beliefs played a major role in who the Han Chinese were as a people, specifically in the area of education through the civic examinations. The impact of Confucianism was far reaching with effects displayed in art, literature, social rank, and education. To do this I am going to first provide an insight into the Han Chinese culture as a whole during the Ming Dynasty, including a view point from Europe at the time; then I will…

monumental World War 2 have survived to pass on their tales, and even fewer of these share their experiences through poetry. Charles Simic is a rare gem in the poet community, whose work is reflected by the span of countries, time periods and life lessons he has experienced. A figurehead of the surrealist movement in poetry, Charles Simic has established a firm reputation for his poetry in the United States. Born on May 9, 1938 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Simic was introduced to an increasingly…

the movie I saw times where chinese americans were trying to assimilate. The movie highlighted how some would use famous American quotes such as Ben Franklin’s: “Early to bed and early to rise”. Also in sports. The two baseball leagues created in Yakima valley showed the uniting of the Chinese community and the integration into America. The movie also highlighted struggles faced while farming in Indian reservations due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, a law that denied Chinese farmers ownership of…