Luo Fu (poet)
Taiwanese writer and poet
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Mo Luo-fu (Chinese: 莫洛夫; pinyin: Mò Luòfū; 11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name Luo Fu (洛夫; Luòfū), was a Taiwanese writer and poet.
11 May 1928
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| Native name | 莫洛夫 |
| Born | Mo Yun-tuan (莫運端) 11 May 1928 |
| Died | 19 March 2018 (aged 89) |
| Pen name | Luo Fu |
| Occupation | poet |
| Language | Chinese |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Alma mater | Tamkang University (BA) |
| Period | 1943–2018 |
| Spouse | Chen Chiung-fang |
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Early life
He was born Mo Yun-tuan in 1928 and raised in Hengyang.[1][2] Mo's first work was published in 1943.[1] He joined the Republic of China Navy, and moved to Taiwan in 1949.[3][4] Mo received a bachelor's degree in English from Tamkang University in 1973, the same year he retired from the navy.[3][4] He married Chen Chiung-fang of Kinmen.[2]
Career
In Taiwan, Mo published several collections of poetry, anthologies, and essays, as well as a number of translations.[1][5] His own works were translated into several languages.[4] Mo and his contemporary Yu Kwang-chung were described as the Gemini of Chinese poetry, in reference to the constellation depicting the mythological twins Castor and Pollux.[1] Luo Fu founded the Epoch Poetry Society alongside Chang Mo and Ya Hsien in 1954.[6] He later left Taiwan for Canada in 1995.[7] Wang Dan published a collection of poems titled Travel in Cold Alone in 2000, and cited Mo as an influence.[8] Mo's poem "Driftwood" (2000) was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. His final works were published in January 2018.[6]
Death
In June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung.[7] He died of respiratory complications on 19 March 2018, while seeking treatment at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.[3]