The Mysterious Hualien

Chen I-chih's poetry has garnered numerous awards in his home country of Taiwan. Combining classical elements of Chinese poetry with modern images and subjects, his poems, even by their titles ("Alzheimerian Love," "Black Hole," "I Think and I Worry," and "Journal of an Exterrestrial") reveal contemporary themes, which he often treats in traditional perspectives. The Tawianese Literature Series, edited by University of Southern California professor Dominic Cheung, has published to date two other volumes: Erotic Recipes by Chiao T'ung and Drifting by Dominic Cheung. Others are planned.