chinese poetry – Jacke Wilson

January 24, 2021

The History of Literature #263 Forgotten Women of Literature 2 – Cai Yan (Wenji)

Cai Yan (Wenji) (c. 178 – c. 250?) was the daughter of Cai Yong, one of the most famous scholars of the Han Dynasty. After being widowed at a young age, Cai Wenji was abducted by a nomadic tribe, where she was forced to marry a chieftain and bear his children. The tragedy of her Continue reading

history of literature, Podcast

chinese poetry, han dynasty, mothers and children, scholarshio, wenji

June 13, 2016

The History of Literature #46: The Poetry of the T’ang Dynasty

China’s T’ang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) valued poets and poetry like no other culture before or since. In this episode, Jacke Wilson takes a look at what may have been the greatest flourishing of poetry in the history of the world. Poets discussed include Ezra Pound (1885-1972), T’ao Ch’ien (365-427), Wang Wei (ca. 699-761), Li Bai (Li Po) (701-762), and Tu Continue reading

Arts, Authors, books, history of literature, Podcast, Writing

chinese characters, chinese poetry, Ezra Pound, ideograms, li bai, li po, Poetry, tang dynasty, tao chien, tu fu, wang wei

December 17, 2015

Episode 7A – Proust, Pound, and Chinese Poetry

A young Jacke Wilson immerses himself in great books on his way from Taiwan to Tibet – and finds out what Ezra Pound, Marcel Proust, and Chinese poetry can teach him about literature and life. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 50:36 — 35.0MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Continue reading

Arts, Authors, Fiction, history of literature, Podcast

China, chinese poetry, Ezra Pound, literature and life, Marcel Proust, taiwan, tibet, train