City of eternal spring / Afaa Michael Weaver.
| Author/creator | Weaver, Afaa M., 1951- |
| Other author | Weaver, Afaa M. (Afaa Michael), 1951- |
| Other author | Weaver, Afaa M. (Afaa Michael), 1951- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2014] |
| Description | 81 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Pitt poetry series Pitt poetry series. ^A86836 |
| Contents | Map of the heart. What the lotus said -- Where we are born -- The earthquakes in Taiwan -- A Chinese theory of strings -- In Shi Lin night market with my lover -- At Drunken Moon Lake -- City of eternal spring -- Exile. The old man -- Noodles in Gong Guan with godfather -- Crushing peanuts in a Hakka village -- Tea plantations and women in black -- Meeting old friends at Drunken Moon Lake -- The long walk up to Mao Zedong's retreat -- Buying a history of the language -- The fish we ate -- On hearing that Michael Jackson died -- MRT -- Da Mo meets Ronald McDonald -- The three black goats of Mei Nung -- On visiting Yu Jian -- In Shenyang city -- Eating vegetarian in Taichung with Chien Cheng Chen -- Memories. Oya at He Nan Temple -- Archaeology of time : the past -- Archaeology of time : returning -- Archaeology of time : convertibles -- Archaeology of time : gambling -- Archaeology of time : stations -- Archaeology of time : shadows -- Archaeology of time : waste -- Recognition -- Intimacies. A first love poem -- Night walk in Taipei -- The abacus speaks to the end of geometry -- Cold Mountain and the maiden -- Night at the opera -- What the rains bring -- A dream -- America, a challenge to love -- Nice to meet you -- Walking to the tree of ancestors -- Soul space. Daoist Festival of the great pig -- Unspoken -- Flux -- Mind -- Kings -- Mirrors -- Space -- Truth -- Nerves -- Du Fu to Li Bai -- Homesickness -- The workers in Beijing -- Being Chinese. |
| Abstract | "This is the final book in the Plum Flower Trilogy ... The two previous books, The Plum Flower Dance: Poems 1985 to 2005 and The Government of Nature, reveal similar themes that address the author's personal experience with childhood abuse through the context of Daoist renderings of nature as a metaphor for the human body, with an eye to recovery and forgiveness in a very eclectic spiritual life. City of Eternal Spring chronicles Weaver's travels abroad in Taiwan and China, as well as showing the limits of cultural influence."--Publisher's description. |
| General note | "Concludes the trilogy that began with The Plum Flower Dance. The Government of Nature was the second book in the trilogy"--Notes. |
| General note | Author's name appears in English and Chinese (Wei Yafeng) on title page. |
| General note | "Xin sheng yin Yao ting dao xin sheng yin, bang wo wang liao yi wang, bang wo wang liao wei lai."--Poem in front matter. |
| General note | "The final book in the Plum Flower Trilogy reveals themes that address Weaver's personal experience with childhood abuse ... it also chronicles his travels abroad in Taiwan and China."--Provided by publisher. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | In English; one poem in Chinese. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018277517 |
| ISBN | 9780822963257 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0822963256 (paperback) |
| Stock number | Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, C/O Chicago Distribution Center 11030 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL, USA, 60628-3893 SAN 202-5280 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |