Guest guest Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 It is my great pleasure to present as yet another post from the redoubtable Ken Rose. Emmanuel Segmen - > > -------- - > > Joseph, > > >Ken, > >You get my vote for poet laureate of the CHA. Thank you for your post. I > >always feel as if I have received something ineffable when I read your > >words. > >Joseph > > Thank you for your kind words. > Funny you should mention poetry. > I've just received a collection > of the complete works of Su Tung Po, > the great Song poet and stateman, > who was also famous as a physician > and winemaker...where wine is understood > as the crystal beverage distilled > from the fermentation of various > grains here in China rather than > the sap of grapes. > > Point being that poetry is yet > another necessary dimension of a > proper education in Chinese medicine. > But it's not the poetry that we > think of in the context of Western > writers like Poe and Baudelaire > and all those other poets that > lie unread on bookshelves across > the civilized world. It's the poetry > of the ancient world in which word > and meaning were first woven together > by people who never moved more than > a few kilometers from where they > were born and reveled in the appearance > and disappearance of the sun and moon > as the great entertainment events > of each and every day, month, and year. > > I respectfully decline your nomination. > > But I urge someone to take the post > and to advance the cause of poetry > in CHA. > > If applied topically, the right poetry > can make that poison oak stop itching. > > Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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