{"product_id":"impossible-paradise-selected-poems-paperback","title":"Impossible Paradise: Selected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiani Shi\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eGeorge O'Connell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eYuhong Chen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Poetry Book Society Translation Choice Spring 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' May the stone steps and the deep-sleeping door summon\u003cbr\u003ethe camellia's impossible paradise\u003cbr\u003eand your face the impossible key\u003cbr\u003eMay the window shudder\u003cbr\u003eMay the notes be blue\u003cbr\u003eand the candleflame shake unequivocally' \u003cbr\u003e(from ' May the Rain' )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of Taiwan's most celebrated poets, Chen Yuhong draws on both Western and Asian literary traditions, inflected by her work as a translator of contemporary English-language women poets (Glü ck, Oswald, Duffy). This selection makes her art widely available in English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer award-winning translators, George O' Connell and Diana Shi, carry across the richly metaphorical lexicon of her poems and their uncanny inhabitation of places both real and imagined, conjuring mood, angles of thought or light, animal presence, and the tides of the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where much that seemed united has frayed, Chen Yuhong's finely balanced poems bring us news of other imagined worlds, and acknowledge the unexpected, its capacity to terrify or astonish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiana Shi\u003c\/strong\u003e, co-recipient of two US National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowships, has collaborated since 2006 with George O' Connell in translating many prominent western and Chinese-speaking poets. In 2012 they launched \u003cem\u003ePangolin House\u003c\/em\u003e, pangolinhouse.com, an international journal of poetry and art. Ms. Shi's extensive selections from American poet Arthur Sze's \u003cem\u003eThe Glass Constellation\u003c\/em\u003e appeared in Chinese under the same title in 2023. Her volume of translations of Jane Hirshfield, \u003cem\u003eI Wanted Only a Little\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorge O' Connell, editor and translator with Diana Shi, has received numerous honors for his poetry, including \u003cem\u003eAtlanta Review\u003c\/em\u003e's International Grand Prize and the Pablo Neruda Award, as well as two US National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowships. He has also served as Fulbright professor to Peking University and National Taiwan University. Among his translations with Ms. Shi are \u003cem\u003eDarkening Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e by Wang Jiaxin; \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Harbour: Ten Contemporary Hong Kong Poets\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003ePassages: Thirteen Contemporary Taiwan Poets\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yuhong\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and graduated from the Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages. After a decade in Canada, she returned to Taiwan, settling in Taipei. Among her many awards, she was named Taiwan Poet of the Year for \u003cem\u003eAnnotations\u003c\/em\u003e, her 2004 collection. \u003cem\u003eBewitched\u003c\/em\u003e received 2007's Taiwan Chinese Writers \u0026amp; Artists Association's Poetry Award, while two of her eight poetry volumes, \u003cem\u003eTrance\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn Between\u003c\/em\u003e, earned the \u003cem\u003eUnited Daily News\u003c\/em\u003e Grand Prize in Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48753860477177,"sku":"9781800175365","price":36.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/4p6A9Bspgg9781800175365.webp?v=1785848046","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/impossible-paradise-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}