New Works of Yang Lian, 1998-2002: Poetry, Prose, and Literary Essays: Notes from the Ghost of Happiness

Author: Yang Lian
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: Yang Lian fuses the modern Western with the ancient Chinese, almost wizard-like perception, exciting and terrifying you—like McDiarmid meeting Rilke, with a sword drawn from its sheath! Yang Lian's themes are contemporary, but his works exhibit a profound awareness of the past, presented through the rich tonal quality felt when reading his verses, his fondness for obscure allusions, and his relentless celebration of spiritual freedom. Great solitude, dark insight, and the revelation of clairvoyance approach a mysticism Yang Lian crafts an impressive material, undeniably brilliant in its representation and shaping; he also earnestly cautions his contemporaries—no one can withstand merely repeating himself.