{"id":1,"date":"2011-09-25T13:56:15","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T13:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2011-10-30T19:06:54","modified_gmt":"2011-10-30T11:06:54","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Hello world!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome! This blog is devoted to the poetry of contemporary Chinese poet Xi Chuan \u897f\u5ddd in promotion of his selected poems, forthcoming from New Directions<\/a> in 2012 under the title Notes on the Mosquito.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Notes on the Mosquito<\/em> blog will feature information and links to news, events, and translations of Xi Chuan and Chinese poetry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome! This blog is devoted to the poetry of contemporary Chinese poet Xi Chuan \u897f\u5ddd in promotion of his selected poems, forthcoming from New Directions in 2012 under the title Notes on the Mosquito. 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Paul has recently uploaded part two, which continues to show the\u00a0 depth and breadth of Xi Chuan.Whereas part one spent more time on Xi Chuan's personal history, however, in part two he discusses details\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Links"","block_context":{"text":"Links","link":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1878,"url":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=1878","url_meta":{"origin":1,"position":2},"title":"Why Notes on the Mosquito Should Win Best Translated Book Award 2013","author":"Lucas Klein","date":"April 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"This week the 3% blog is highlighting all 6 BTBA Poetry Finalists one by one, building up to next Friday\u2019s announcement of the winners. This review of Notes on the Mosquito is by BTBA poetry judge Jennifer Kronovet. 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