Stephen Owen Obituary
I am sad to report that Stephen Owen, a professor at Harvard University who wrote about Chinese poetry, just passed away at the age of 79 in Massachusetts. This short podcast talks a bit about one of...
2 Touko 3min
Li Wai-yee and the Confucius Chronicles
In this podcast, I got the chance to do a face-to-face interview with Professor Li Wai-yee, a Harvard scholar who is one of the most prolific scholars of Chinese literature. During our interview, we d...
1 Touko 41min
Kublai Khan, Morris Rossabi and the 10th Anniversary of the Podcast
First off, I am dropping the podcast on the 10th Anniversary of our first episode. On April 9th, 2016, the Chinese Literature Podcast had its first episodes. The first episode of the podcast's next de...
9 Huhti 55min
Du Fu - Spring Gazes - Tang Poetry Masters Series
Today, we finish up the 3 part series on Tang Poetry Masters with a look at Du Fu, China's poet historian. The An Lushan Rebellion tore the Tang Dynasty in half and is one of the defining events of Ch...
10 Maalis 22min
Wang Wei and his Moment of Zen - Tang Poetry Masters Series
Today, the podcast gets to Wang Wei and a Buddhist poem he wrote with the eye of a painter. Wang Wei is the least popular of the three High Tang poets, at least, since the Song Dynasty, but, back in t...
7 Helmi 14min
Li Bai and the Western Regions
Today is the beginning of a three part series I am going to do on the three big Tang poets, Li Bai, Wang Wei and Du Fu. In this episode, we take a look at Li Bai, often considered China's Greatest poe...
20 Tammi 20min
Interview with Susan Wan Dolling - Translator of Chinese Poetry
Today, Lee gets to chat with Susan Wan Dolling, Hong-Kong-American poet, novelist and translator. She recently published her latest book of Song poetry translations, What the Cuckoo Said, but she has ...
1 Joulu 202544min
