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Jun 1, 1995 · Arthur Sze has constructed a complicated tapestry of poems informed by his Chinese American heritage, his rich knowledge of American Indian culture, and classical Chinese poetry. Telling you about his background, influences, and ideas falls pretty far short of the mark, though.
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Arthur Sze Archipelago was the winner of the 1996 American Book Award in Poetry. By turns spiritual and creative, meditative and active, Archipelago draws upon both Buddhist and Native American art and culture and is inspired by the Zen garden at Ryōan-ji.
A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. An ... Archipelago by Sze, Arthur. Publication date 1995 Topics Gardens, Japanese ...
Arthur Sze (English: / ˈ z iː /; Chinese: 施家彰; pinyin: Shī Jiāzhāng; born December 1, 1950) is an American poet, translator, and professor. Since 1972, he has published ten collections of poetry. Sze's ninth collection Compass Rose (2014) was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
Arthur Sze. Issue 123, Summer 1992. 1. I walk along the length of a stone and gravel garden. and feel without looking how the fifteen stones. appear and disappear. I had not expected the space. to be defined by a wall made of clay boiled in oil. nor to see above a series of green cryptomeria. pungent in spring. I stop and feel an April snow.
At a recent poetry conference in Santa Fe, Chinese-American poet Arthur Sze participated in a panel on “Poetry and Culture.” He reiterated what is readily evident in his own poetry, that poets should use their culture as a source of inspiration.
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Jun 1, 1995 · Archipelago, Poems. Arthur Sze. 4.15. 46 ratings1 review. Poetry. "Arthur Sze composes an elegant, quietly intense, very human, beautiful poetry, one that is remarkable for its commitment to metaphor and musical language. I consider him one of the foremost poets of his generation. He is wise, intelligent, a joy to be with and read" -Quincy Troupe.
