Leon Liu (文刃) is a Canadian poet living in Maple, Ontario, who writes in classical Chinese forms — regulated verse, quatrain and ci. He is the author of 千山獨行 / Beyond a Thousand Mountains (Chunghwa Book Company, Taipei, 2024) and is seeking a native English-speaking translator and a publisher for an English edition. He is president of the Palm Poetry Society (掌心詩社) in the Greater Toronto Area and a member of the American Literary Translators Association.
A reading of classical-form poems from 千山獨行, read in Chinese with brief English introductions to each poem, followed by a short talk on how regulated verse, quatrain and ci work, and on writing in these forms in Canada today. Questions welcome.
A reading of classical-form poems from 千山獨行, read in Chinese with brief English introductions to each poem, followed by a short talk on how regulated verse, quatrain and ci work, and on writing in these forms in Canada today. Questions welcome.
