{"product_id":"selected-poems-hardcover-10","title":"Selected Poems - Hardcover","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\u003eAi Qing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Dorsett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAi Weiwei\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timeless, visionary collection of poems from one of China's most acclaimed poets--now available in English for the first time in a generation and featuring a foreword by his son, contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most influential poets in Chinese history, Ai Qing is mostly unknown to American readers, but his work has shaped the nature of poetry in China for decades. Born between the fall of imperial Manchurian rule and the establishment of the Communist People's Republic, Ai Qing was at one time an intimate of Mao Zedong. He would eventually fall out with the leader and be sentenced to hard labor during the Cultural Revolution, when he was exiled to the remote part of the country known as \"Little Siberia\" with his family, including his son, Ai Weiwei. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his work, Ai Qing tells the story of a China convulsing with change, leaving behind a legacy of feudalism and imperialism but uncertain about what the future will hold. Breaking with traditional forms of Chinese poetry, Ai Qing innovatively adapted free verse, writing with a simple sincerity in clear lines that could be understood by everyday readers. \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary collection that traces the powerful inner life of this influential poet who crafted poems of protest, who longed for a newer, happier age, and who wrote with a profound lyricism that reaches deep into the heart of the reader.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAi Qing\u003c\/b\u003e (1910-1996) is regarded as one of the finest modern Chinese poets, and his free verse was influential in the development of new poetry in China. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Dorsett\u003c\/b\u003e, translator, studied Chinese at the Yale-in-China Program at the Chinese University in Hong Kong. He received an M.D. from the State University of New York. He translated Wen Yiduo's \u003ci\u003eStagnant Water \u0026amp; Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and (with David Pollard) the memoirs of Gao Ertai, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of My Homeland: A Memoir of a Chinese Labor Camp\u003c\/i\u003e. Robert Dorsett has also published his own poetry in \u003ci\u003eThe Literary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReview, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review, Northwest Review, Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47336244904185,"sku":"9780593240724","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OFZyMDlMQmhXU0p3ZVorcTVham5vQT09_9c8aa878-8aee-4aad-94f0-bb37845adf20.webp?v=1769667335","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/selected-poems-hardcover-10","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}