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'''Mo Yun-tuan''' ({{zh|c=莫運端|p=Mò Yùnduān}}; 11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name '''Luo Fu''' ({{zh|t=洛夫|p=Luòfū|labels=no}}), was a Taiwanese writer and poet.
'''Mo Yun-tuan''' ({{zh|t=莫運端|p=Mò Yùnduān}}; 11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name '''Luo Fu''' ({{zh|t=洛夫|p=Luòfū|labels=no}}), was a Taiwanese writer and poet.


==Early life==
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==Career==
==Career==
In Taiwan, Mo published several collections of poetry, anthologies, and essays, as well as a number of translations.<ref name="phtv"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Balcom|first1=John|year=2008|chapter=To the Heart of Exile: The Poetic Odyssey of Luo Fu
In Taiwan, Mo published several collections of poetry, anthologies, and essays, as well as a number of translations.<ref name="phtv"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Balcom|first1=John|year=2008|chapter=To the Heart of Exile: The Poetic Odyssey of Luo Fu
|chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230610149_5|pages=65–84|editor1-last=Lupke|editor1-first=Christopher|doi=10.1057/9780230610149_5|title=New Perspectives on Contemporary Chinese Poetry|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|url=https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781403976079|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> His own works were translated into several languages.<ref name="piv"/> Mo and his contemporary [[Yu Kwang-chung]] were described as the [[Gemini in Chinese astronomy|Gemini]] of Chinese poetry, in reference to [[Gemini (constellation)|the constellation]] depicting the mythological twins [[Castor and Pollux]].<ref name="phtv">{{cite news|title=著名诗人洛夫凌晨逝世，与余光中并称诗坛双子星座|url=http://iculture.ifeng.com/56860053/news.shtml|accessdate=19 March 2018|agency=Phoenix Television|date=19 March 2018|language=zh}}</ref> Mo left Taiwan for Canada in 1995.<ref name="appd"/> [[Wang Dan (dissident)|Wang Dan]] published a collection of poems titled ''Travel in Cold Alone'' in 2000, and cited Mo as an influence.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yu|first1=Sen-lun|title=Wang Dan's bitter road from student rebel to poet|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2000/07/30/0000045805/2|accessdate=24 March 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=30 July 2000}}</ref>
|pages=65–84|editor1-last=Lupke|editor1-first=Christopher|doi=10.1057/9780230610149_5|title=New Perspectives on Contemporary Chinese Poetry|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|chapter-url=https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781403976079|access-date=19 March 2018|isbn=978-1-349-53670-2}}</ref> His own works were translated into several languages.<ref name="piv"/> Mo and his contemporary [[Yu Kwang-chung]] were described as the [[Gemini in Chinese astronomy|Gemini]] of Chinese poetry, in reference to [[Gemini (constellation)|the constellation]] depicting the mythological twins [[Castor and Pollux]].<ref name="phtv">{{cite news|title=著名诗人洛夫凌晨逝世，与余光中并称诗坛双子星座|url=http://iculture.ifeng.com/56860053/news.shtml|accessdate=19 March 2018|agency=Phoenix Television|date=19 March 2018|language=zh}}</ref> Luo Fu founded the [[Epoch Poetry Society]] alongside {{ill|Chang Mo|zh|張默 (詩人)}} and [[Ya Hsien]] in 1954.<ref name="post">{{cite news|last1=Shih|first1=Hsiu-chuan|title=Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu honored posthumously|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201804110029.aspx|accessdate=12 April 2018|agency=Central News Agency|date=11 April 2018}}</ref> He later left Taiwan for Canada in 1995.<ref name="appd"/> [[Wang Dan (dissident)|Wang Dan]] published a collection of poems titled ''Travel in Cold Alone'' in 2000, and cited Mo as an influence.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yu|first1=Sen-lun|title=Wang Dan's bitter road from student rebel to poet|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2000/07/30/0000045805/2|accessdate=24 March 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=30 July 2000}}</ref> Mo's poem "Driftwood" (2000) was nominated for the [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] in 2001. His final works were published in January 2018.<ref name="post"/>


==Death==
==Death==
In June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with [[adenocarcinoma of the lung]].<ref name="appd">{{cite news|title=台灣當代詩人洛夫19日清晨病逝　享耆壽91歲|url=https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20180319/1317532/|accessdate=19 March 2018|work=Apple Daily|date=19 March 2018|language=zh}}</ref> He died of respiratory complications on 19 March 2018, while seeking treatment at [[Taipei Veterans General Hospital]].<ref name="cna">{{cite news|last1=Cheng|first1=Sabine|last2=Ko|first2=Lin|title=Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu dies at 91|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201803190023.aspx|accessdate=19 March 2018|agency=Central News Agency|date=19 March 2018}}</ref>
In June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with [[adenocarcinoma of the lung]].<ref name="appd">{{cite news|title=台灣當代詩人洛夫19日清晨病逝 享耆壽91歲|url=https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20180319/1317532/|accessdate=19 March 2018|work=Apple Daily|date=19 March 2018|language=zh}}</ref> He died of respiratory complications on 19 March 2018, while seeking treatment at [[Taipei Veterans General Hospital]].<ref name="cna">{{cite news|last1=Cheng|first1=Sabine|last2=Ko|first2=Lin|title=Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu dies at 91|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201803190023.aspx|accessdate=19 March 2018|agency=Central News Agency|date=19 March 2018}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:48, 25 October 2024

In this Chinese name, the family name is Mo.
Luo Fu
Luo Fu in 2012
Luo Fu in 2012
Native name
莫運端
BornMo Yun-tuan
(1928-05-11)11 May 1928
Hengyang, Hunan, Republic of China
Died19 March 2018(2018-03-19) (aged 89)
Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan
Pen nameLuo Fu
Occupationpoet
LanguageChinese
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materTamkang University
Period1943–2018
SpouseChen Chiung-fang
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Mo Yun-tuan (Chinese: 莫運端; pinyin: Mò Yùnduān; 11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name Luo Fu (洛夫; Luòfū), was a Taiwanese writer and poet.

Early life

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He was born Mo Yun-tuan in 1928 and raised in Hengyang.[1][2] Mo's first work was published in 1943.[1] He joined the Republic of China Navy, and moved to Taiwan in 1949.[3][4] Mo received a bachelor's degree in English from Tamkang University in 1973, the same year he retired from the navy.[3][4] He married Chen Chiung-fang of Kinmen.[2]

Career

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In Taiwan, Mo published several collections of poetry, anthologies, and essays, as well as a number of translations.[1][5] His own works were translated into several languages.[4] Mo and his contemporary Yu Kwang-chung were described as the Gemini of Chinese poetry, in reference to the constellation depicting the mythological twins Castor and Pollux.[1] Luo Fu founded the Epoch Poetry Society alongside Chang Mo [zh] and Ya Hsien in 1954.[6] He later left Taiwan for Canada in 1995.[7] Wang Dan published a collection of poems titled Travel in Cold Alone in 2000, and cited Mo as an influence.[8] Mo's poem "Driftwood" (2000) was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. His final works were published in January 2018.[6]

Death

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In June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung.[7] He died of respiratory complications on 19 March 2018, while seeking treatment at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "著名诗人洛夫凌晨逝世，与余光中并称诗坛双子星座" (in Chinese). Phoenix Television. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Chung, Jake (24 March 2018). "Kinmen project to honor late poet might be reborn". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Cheng, Sabine; Ko, Lin (19 March 2018). "Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu dies at 91". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Balcom, John (1 May 2007). "Lo Fu". Poetry International Web. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ Balcom, John (2008). "To the Heart of Exile: The Poetic Odyssey of Luo Fu". In Lupke, Christopher (ed.). New Perspectives on Contemporary Chinese Poetry. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 65–84. doi:10.1057/9780230610149_5. ISBN 978-1-349-53670-2. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b Shih, Hsiu-chuan (11 April 2018). "Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu honored posthumously". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b "台灣當代詩人洛夫19日清晨病逝 享耆壽91歲". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. ^ Yu, Sen-lun (30 July 2000). "Wang Dan's bitter road from student rebel to poet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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