Did part of you miss all the attention?
All that time; the urge to kindness that bent
my knees before you. Later, will someone
ask you, now that I am back, just what sent
me from you? and why did you let me go?
You fed me; let me grow lush on misspent
rain. Now my strength is growing, my shadow
long […]
“circe” by Shelley 2007
My dear friend Shelley drew this for me. Originally it was for a different poem about the goddess Circe, but Shelley said she still wanted to work on it. So I am putting this with the sonnet I just wrote. When I get the new version of the […]
image taken from the china-fun website.
I have not been able to find all of Qiu Jin’s floral poems yet what I have found, however, intrigues me. I am sure if I knew more about Chinese poetry and various themes and motifs that run through it I might understand a bit better the references she is […]
still from the movie based on the ballet Red Detachment of Women (1930)
In attempting to find information on Qiu Jin’s grave I found a cryptic message on a website concerned with Dragon Boat races, “Qiu Jin, also called rui qin jing xiong, Jianghu Swords-woman and yu gu, born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, was good at […]
actress Li Xiuming as Qiu Jin: Revolutionary
Our modern view of Qiu Jin is … curious, at best. Several Hong Kong produced movies have made it to the States (if you look hard enough); one was filmed in 1953 with the actress Li Lihua and again in 1983 staring Li Xiuming. There is a […]