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'''Mo Luofu''' ({{zh|c=莫洛夫|p=Mò Luòfū}}; 11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name '''Luo Fu''', was a Taiwanese writer and poet.
'''Mo Luofu''' ({{zh|c=莫洛夫|p=Mò Luòfū}}; 11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name '''Luo Fu''', was a Taiwanese writer and poet.


He was born in 1928 and raised in [[Hengyang]]. Mo's first work was published in 1943.<ref name="phtv"/> After he moved to Taiwan in 1949, he joined the [[Republic of China Navy]], from which he retired in 1973.<ref name="cna"/> In Taiwan, Mo published several collections of poetry and completed a number of translations. Mo and his contemporary [[Yu Kwang-chung]] were described as the 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. Soon after his return in June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with [[adenocarcinoma of the lung]].<ref>{{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>
He was born in 1928 and raised in [[Hengyang]]. Mo's first work was published in 1943.<ref name="phtv"/> After he moved to Taiwan in 1949, he joined the [[Republic of China Navy]], from which he retired in 1973.<ref name="cna"/> 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 |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> Mo and his contemporary [[Yu Kwang-chung]] were described as the 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. Soon after his return in June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with [[adenocarcinoma of the lung]].<ref>{{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>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:28, 19 March 2018

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Mo Luofu
Native name
莫洛夫
Born(1928-05-11)11 May 1928
Hengyang, Republic of China
Died19 March 2018(2018-03-19) (aged 89)
Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan
Pen nameLuofu
Occupationpoet
LanguageChinese
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materTamkang University
Period1943–2018

Mo Luofu (Chinese: 莫洛夫; pinyin: Mò Luòfū; 11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name Luo Fu, was a Taiwanese writer and poet.

He was born in 1928 and raised in Hengyang. Mo's first work was published in 1943.[1] After he moved to Taiwan in 1949, he joined the Republic of China Navy, from which he retired in 1973.[2] In Taiwan, Mo published several collections of poetry, anthologies, and essays, as well as a number of translations.[1][3] 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] Mo left Taiwan for Canada in 1995. Soon after his return in June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung.[4] He died of respiratory complications on 19 March 2018, while seeking treatment at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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 Cheng, Sabine; Ko, Lin (19 March 2018). "Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu dies at 91". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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. doi:10.1057/9780230610149_5. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ "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.