6) Poems Expressing Emotions, Sentiments and Criticisms (7 poems) The majority of these pieces has been selected from Three Hundred Classical Chinese Poems from Taiwan, (2 vols.), edited by Yu Meiling and Shi Yiling (National Museum of Taiwan Literature, 2019). This anthology includes notes, explanations, and appreciations which make it easier for contemporary readers to comprehend the verse. For the several pieces selected by Professor Huang herself, Yu Yuting, Associate Professor in the Chinese Department of Fu-Jen University, was invited to provide vernacular translations for the reference of the translators. In the process of reviewing the manuscript translations, Professor Terence Russell, co-editor of the journal, has added many additional annotations to aid English language readers in understanding the poems. The majority of classical Chinese poems from Taiwan are written in the form of seven-character regulated verse and sevencharacter quatrains, with very few five-character quatrains. The lines of classical Chinese verse are very short, the meaning of the poems very concise. For that reason, we have added the Chinese texts after the English renderings. We hope that in this way the reader will be able to gain a better appreciation of the tone and flavor of the original poem. In the poetry selected for this issue we see the rich, expansive content of classical Chinese verse from Taiwan. That verse manifests the responses of Taiwanese poets to their times, to nature, to places and to people. It also reflects the many faces of Taiwan’s specific temporal and geographical background through depictions of local experiences and the local spirit. Professor Huang’s introduction provides a more detailed discussion of these issues, so there is no need for us to belabor the matter here. In addition, regarding critical studies, Professor Huang’s research paper is a highly erudite study, rich in contents and extensive with references, also referring to specialized research Foreword
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