In this episode, Lucas Bender guides us through his translation of Du Fu's "Facing Snow," one of the most famous poems in the Chinese language. 

To learn more about Du Fu's life, work, and cultural significance, please see Lucas Bender's <a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674260177" rel="nofollow">Du Fu Transforms: Tradition and Ethics amid Societal Collapse (Harvard University Press, 2021). </a>

In this episode, Lucas Bender guides us through his translation of Du Fu's "Facing Snow," one of the most famous poems in the Chinese language. To learn more about Du Fu's life, work, and cultural significance, please see Lucas Bender's Du Fu Transforms: Tradition and Ethics amid Societal Collapse (Harvard University Press, 2021).

In this episode, Lucas Bender guides us through his translation of Du Fu's "Facing Snow," one of the most famous poems in the Chinese language. 

To learn more about Du Fu's life, work, and cultural significance, please see Lucas Bender's <a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674260177" rel="noopener noreferrer">Du Fu Transforms: Tradition and Ethics amid Societal Collapse (Harvard University Press, 2021). </a>

Episode 65: Du Fu, Facing Snow

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This podcast is for those who already love poetry and for those who know very little about it. In this podcast, we read a poem, discuss it, see what makes it tick, learn how it works, grow from it, and then read it one more time. Introducing our brand new Poetry For All website: https://poetryforallpod.com! Please visit the new website to learn more about our guests, search for thematic episodes (ranging from Black History Month to the season of autumn), and subscribe to our newsletter.

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