Prose from Poetry Magazine
Originally Published: May 02, 2022On “The Life of Tu Fu”
This is not a translation of individual poems by Tu Fu, but a fictional autobiography derived from the thoughts, images, and allusions in the poetry.
Read the poem this note is about, “The Life of Tu Fu.”
Translator, essayist, and editor Eliot Weinberger was born in New York City. Known for his penetrating observations, novel juxtapositions, and avant-garde style, he is the author of more than a dozen essay collections, including Angels & Saints (New Directions, 2020), which the Times Literary Supplement named an International Book of the Year; The Wall, the City, and the World (Readux Books, 2014)…