I've just read some articles about the 'Misty Poet' Gu Cheng, and was shocked at learning of the tragic conclusion of his (and his wife's) life.
The idea of him choosing to wear a 'trouser leg hat' had amused me.
I once made an outrageous hat (in the 17th century English style) out of chicken wire and an old jacket. I had been offered the part of Adam Overdo in a student production of Ben Jonson's 'Bartholmew Fair' and this bizarre headgear I ended up constructing seemed highly appropriate. I fear I may have thrown it away years ago, but if I do locate it, I will put it on for a possible Skype link-up with you.
On considering the portrait of Gu Cheng before reading of his death, it seemed to me that this demonstration by him of his individuality, was added to greatly by the defiance of his stare towards the camera lens...
The portrait looks so contemporary!
And yet again at his ending, the presence of a tree...
That's very a coincidence, i thought Gu Cheng only national well known poet, yes, he went to Europe too, and his talents comes with his tragedy. what presence of a tree at his end? Hang on it you mean?
reading Gu's words, just like reading myself, and i try to track his route, also agreed by himself, he had deep influences from the west, Jean Henri Fabre, Walt Whitman, Federico Garcia Lorca's works, besides his own culture legacy.
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Hi shAw.
I've just read some articles about the 'Misty Poet' Gu Cheng, and was shocked at learning of the tragic conclusion of his (and his wife's) life.
The idea of him choosing to wear a 'trouser leg hat' had amused me.
I once made an outrageous hat (in the 17th century English style) out of chicken wire and an old jacket. I had been offered the part of Adam Overdo in a student production of Ben Jonson's 'Bartholmew Fair' and this bizarre headgear I ended up constructing seemed highly appropriate. I fear I may have thrown it away years ago, but if I do locate it, I will put it on for a possible Skype link-up with you.
On considering the portrait of Gu Cheng before reading of his death, it seemed to me that this demonstration by him of his individuality, was added to greatly by the defiance of his stare towards the camera lens...
The portrait looks so contemporary!
And yet again at his ending, the presence of a tree...
That's very a coincidence, i thought Gu Cheng only national well known poet, yes, he went to Europe too, and his talents comes with his tragedy.
what presence of a tree at his end? Hang on it you mean?
Yes.
My oak tree of 1988, in the Wiltshire field is traditionally regarded as the poets tree.
I wonder what his tree of death was?
Did it become a shrine I wonder?
Maybe it was cut down to prevent this.
reading Gu's words, just like reading myself, and i try to track his route, also agreed by himself, he had deep influences from the west, Jean Henri Fabre, Walt Whitman, Federico Garcia Lorca's works, besides his own culture legacy.
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