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Zachary Martin- 4/30/12

Bei Dao. Zachary Martin- 4/30/12. B iographical Details:. On August 2, 1949 Zhao Zhenkai was born in Beijing . His pseudonym means “North Island”, which was suggested by a friend as a reference to his provenance in Northern China, and also as a reference to his typical solitude.

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Zachary Martin- 4/30/12

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  1. Bei Dao Zachary Martin- 4/30/12

  2. Biographical Details: • On August 2, 1949 Zhao Zhenkai was born in Beijing. • His pseudonym means “North Island”, which was suggested by a friend as a reference to his provenance in Northern China, and also as a reference to his typical solitude.

  3. Biographical Details: • Bei Dao was one of the best poets at Misty School. • His poems were also a source of inspiration during the April Fifth Democracy Momevement of 1976. • He’s been in exile to his native home of China since the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989.

  4. Biographical Details: • Some of his books of poetry include: The Rose Of Time, At the Sky’s Edge, Forms Of Distance, Old Snow, and The August Sleepwalker. Which have been translated into over 25 languages. • In 1978, he and his colleague MangKe founded the underground magazine Jintian. • In 1990 the magazine was revived, and Bei Dao was put in the position of Editor-in-Chief.

  5. Biographical Detail: • His awards and honors include the Aragana Poetry Prize from the International Festival of Poetry in Casablanca, Morocco, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. • He has been a candidate several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was elected an honorary member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters.

  6. Poem “We” by Bei Dao: • Welost souls and scattered spiritsholdings lanterns chase springscars shimmer, cups revolvelight's being createdlook at that enchanting momenta thief steals into a post officeletters cry outnails o nailsthe lyrics never changefirewood huddles togethersearching for an audience to listensearching for the heart of winterriver's enda boatman awaiting boundless twilightthere must be some one to rewrite love

  7. Analyzation: • Bei Dao uses metaphors a lot, and personification for objects that do not hold any human traits. • He uses very light words that bring across a very strong feeling to the poem.

  8. Life • Lost souls chasing a light • Taking heavy breaths in the darkness • They see what we don’t • They feel what the wind has to say • Nothing will ever take away • Their breath. • Scars shine in the moonlight • We see how they hurt • If a ghost is in our presence, does it feel love?

  9. Referances www3.webng.com/tuoyk/hanshi/beidao.htm www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/774

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