Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) is pleased to present an intimate reading from Arthur Sze’s latest collection of translations of Chinese poetry The Silk Dragon II. In addition to sharing his translation, Sze will walk attendees, character by character, through a Tao Qian poem in Chinese. This event will take place at the Edwin Brooks House, 553 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 6 pm. The reading will begin at 6:30 pm, arrive beforehand or stay after to socialize and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and refreshments.

ABOUT ARTHUR SZE
Arthur Sze has published eleven books of poetry, including The Glass Constellation: New and Collected Poems; Sight Lines, which won the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry; Compass Rose, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize finalist; The Ginkgo Light, selected for the PEN Southwest Book Award and the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Book Award; Quipu; The Redshifting Web: Poems 1970–1998, selected for the Balcones Poetry Prize and the Asian-American Literary Award; and Archipelago, selected for an American Book Award. The Silk Dragon II: Translations of Chinese Poetry is his most recent book from Copper Canyon Press, released in May 2024. Sze is the recipient of many honors, including a Lannan Literary Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and five grants from the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry. A chancellor emeritus of the Academy of American Poets, he is a professor emeritus at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

ABOUT THE BOOK

In The Silk Dragon II, National Book Award–winning poet Arthur Sze presents a sophisticated vision of the vitality, diversity, and power of the Chinese poetic tradition. Traveling over one and a half millennia, Sze guides readers through a luminous history of verse—from the contemplative insights of fifth-century poet Tao Qian, through Tang-dynasty poets such as Wang Wei and Du Fu, and into subsequent centuries in which lived such innovative artists as Li Qingzhao and Bada Shanren, among many others. Published by Copper Canyon Press.

CANCELLATION POLICY
A full refund for the event will only be given if canceled on or before July 1, 2024. If there is a cancellation after July 1, the participant(s) will be issued a tax-donation for the amount retained at the foundation.