{"id":3460,"date":"2016-03-23T09:30:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T01:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3460"},"modified":"2016-03-20T09:33:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T01:33:51","slug":"lantz-on-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3460","title":{"rendered":"Lantz on Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"41ngjbO5jzL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_\"<\/a><\/em>Tim Lantz at the LA Review<\/em><\/a> reviews Phoenix<\/em> \u51e4\u51f0, by Ouyang Jianghe \u6b27\u9633\u6c5f\u6cb3 as translated by Austin Woerner:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not hard to see why Ouyang Jianghe considers Phoenix<\/em> his magnum opus. The book-length poem, at once difficult and exciting, feels like somehow watching the brain and musculature of an in-motion animal. Juxtapositions, short narratives, and allusions to the Chinese literary tradition\u2014these disparate parts are surprising with their motion. With this combination, Ouyang critiques the constant ad hoc of globalization, especially as it speeds China through demolition to buildup. \u201cThe forest is gone now; a cement world looms. \/ Flightless, we build homes in the sky, \/ adding brick and tile to the ecology of the birds.\u201d Even one\u2019s speech and writing require pieces from the other side of the world, Ouyang points out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the full review, click the image above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tim Lantz at the LA Review reviews Phoenix \u51e4\u51f0, by Ouyang Jianghe \u6b27\u9633\u6c5f\u6cb3 as translated by Austin Woerner: It\u2019s not hard to see why Ouyang Jianghe considers Phoenix his magnum opus. 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