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Of Leaves & Ashes

Patty Ho

US $12.30

US $15.38

2016/04

9789888491216

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书籍简介

文學 > 世界文學

Of Leaves & Ashes by Patty Ho (何世嫻) is a collection of poems: among these, some relate to philosophy and some to old Chinese poems to which Patty Ho has added new thoughts. Others are more musical and are additionally presented on the accompanying CD as songs. Love and pain, dreams and disillusion, leaves and memories, ashes and hopes, encounters and homecomings, sorrow and beauty... all are interwoven in the poems in this book. The notes contain Patty Ho’s translations of the Chinese poems quoted in the book.

作者简介

Patty Ho

PATTY HO (何世嫻) was born in Hong Kong. She studied law at the University of Hong Kong and is now practising as a solicitor in a local law firm. She studied philosophy in the Master of Arts in Philosophy (part-time) programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is also interested in singing and writing music for poems. Apart from her interest in philosophy and music, she has always been a poetry lover and poetry still remains what she loves most. She first started to write poems in her secondary school days, in Form Six, and has kept up her interest in reading and writing poems ever since. Time and experiences in life have deepened her love for poetry, and the study of philosophy has given her inspiration for writing some deeper and thought-provoking poems. Apart from words, she loves to express her poetry in music and songs. What she strives to attain is to unfold the pages of her poems, pour out her songs and stars, transform sorrow into beauty, and paint her own essence with love.

出版社简介

Proverse publishes internationally from Hong Kong mainly high quality literary and general titles (novels, novellas, single author short story and poetry collections, poetry anthologies, biography and autobiography), also some travel, sport, young author, mixed genre, educational and academic works, and edited historical source materials. Proverse authors include local and international authors, native speakers of English as well as non-native speakers. Topics and settings vary between local and international. Publication modes are paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook. Most books are in the English language, including translations into English. A number are in Chinese, and a couple in Italian, a few are bilingual (English/Chinese; English/Italian). Several titles received publication support from Hong Kong Arts Development Council and other cultural bodies in Hong Kong and elsewhere.In 2008, Proverse established theannual international Proverse Prize for unpublished book-length non-fiction, fiction or poetry submitted in English. In 2016, Proverse launched theannual international Proverse Poetry Prize for a single poem submitted in English. Both prizes open for entries no later than 7 May each year (closing date 30 June). Entries to both prizes are invited from anywhere in the world and are open to all over eighteen years old, whatever their nationality, residence or citizenship. Writers and poets from Hong Kong and many countries in the world participate. Winners have been both local and international.Beginning in 2009 and continuing, Proverse organises in central Hong Kong a Spring and an Autumn literary event, open to the public. In recent years, a parallel event, available internationally, is shown on Youtube.Of the titles published by Proverse, several have attracted a Preface or advance appreciation from figures of international reputation. Two Proverse authors have been best sellers, one (Peter Gregoire) in Hong Kong and the other (Nicholas Binge) in Spain.Further informationWebsite: htt[s://www.proversepublishing.comGillian Bickley, ‘The Proverse Prize, Journal of Postcolonial Writing, Vol 59, 2023 Issue 1. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/TKVG8HZSZWX6R4CUJUKM/full?target=10.1080/17449855.2022.2101653Proverse titles page:https://cup.cuhk.edu.hk/ProversehkProverse Autumn Reception 2022 video (3rd edit): https://youtu.be/9L0L0AY6NGQProverse Youtube channel: youtube.com/@ProversePublishing