Luo Fu (poet)
Mo Luofu | |
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Native name | 莫洛夫 |
Born | Hengyang, Republic of China | 11 May 1928
Died | 19 March 2018 Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 89)
Pen name | Luofu |
Occupation | poet |
Language | Chinese |
Nationality | Republic of China |
Alma mater | Tamkang University |
Period | 1943–2018 |
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 and completed a number of translations. 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.[3] He died of respiratory complications on 19 March 2018, while seeking treatment at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.[2]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Cheng, Sabine; Ko, Lin (19 March 2018). "Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu dies at 91". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "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.