Lectures
2026 Resident Researcher Special Event [June Session] The Taiwanese Paradigm of 'Poetry Expresses Intent': Discussing Wu Ying-tao's (吳瀛濤) Poetry
Wu Ying-tao (吳瀛濤), from his youth participating in the Ying Society's classical Chinese poetry gatherings, to engaging in Japanese-language creation and exchanging ideas with Tai Wang-shu (戴望舒) and others in Hong Kong, to post-war folk culture collection and writing, his creative journey spans different political, linguistic, and artistic fields, not only showcasing multiple cultural experiences but also becoming a crucial transitional case of Taiwanese poetry moving from the classical to the modern. From his early interactions with the Ying Society to his later participation in the Li Poetry Society, what is presented is not just a shift between classical and modern, regulated verse and vernacular, but also reflects the reinterpretation of the "poetry expresses intent" tradition within Taiwan's modern context.
This special lecture will focus on Wu Ying-tao (吳瀛濤), exploring his literary journey spanning classical Chinese poetry, Japanese-language creation, and the development of modern poetry. It will combine the museum's collection of 'Chronicle of Wu Ying-tao's Life,' 'Ying Hai Poetry Collection,' and documents related to the Li Poetry Society to trace the chronology of his poetic works and the context of his stylistic changes. On one hand, it will examine the possible inherited aesthetic lineage between Wu Ying-tao and the poets of the Ying Society; on the other hand, through textual dialogues with poets of the Li Society, it will further understand how he formed a poetic style that carries both heritage and transformative significance between a foundation in Chinese poetry, vernacular poetic syntax, and folk writing.
Resident Researcher Profile:
Ho Ya-wen (何雅雯), Ph.D. from the Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University, has served as a part-time lecturer in the Department of Chinese Literature at National Taiwan University and as an associate professor in the Department of Chinese at Sogang University in South Korea. Her research focuses primarily on Taiwanese modern poetry, also encompassing classical poetry, modern prose, and modern fiction studies. She has also translated Kahlil Gibran's 'The Prophet' and 'Sand and Foam.'
This special lecture will focus on Wu Ying-tao (吳瀛濤), exploring his literary journey spanning classical Chinese poetry, Japanese-language creation, and the development of modern poetry. It will combine the museum's collection of 'Chronicle of Wu Ying-tao's Life,' 'Ying Hai Poetry Collection,' and documents related to the Li Poetry Society to trace the chronology of his poetic works and the context of his stylistic changes. On one hand, it will examine the possible inherited aesthetic lineage between Wu Ying-tao and the poets of the Ying Society; on the other hand, through textual dialogues with poets of the Li Society, it will further understand how he formed a poetic style that carries both heritage and transformative significance between a foundation in Chinese poetry, vernacular poetic syntax, and folk writing.
Resident Researcher Profile:
Ho Ya-wen (何雅雯), Ph.D. from the Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University, has served as a part-time lecturer in the Department of Chinese Literature at National Taiwan University and as an associate professor in the Department of Chinese at Sogang University in South Korea. Her research focuses primarily on Taiwanese modern poetry, also encompassing classical poetry, modern prose, and modern fiction studies. She has also translated Kahlil Gibran's 'The Prophet' and 'Sand and Foam.'
Event Details
- 2026-06-13 — 國立臺灣文學館