In this Book
- Functions of the Heart
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press

summary
This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-four titles published for 2017 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2017 is “Ancient Enmity”. IPNHK is one of the most influential international poetry events in Asia. From 22–26 November 2017, over 20 invited poets from various countries will be in Hong Kong to read their works based on the theme “Ancient Enmity.” Included in the anthology and box set, these unique works are presented with Chinese and English translations in bilingual or trilingual formats.
Table of Contents

- Nine Alexandras
- pp. 12-14
- Prison Crowd
- pp. 21-23
- East and West
- pp. 24-26
- Functions of the Heart
- pp. 27-29
- Reading Method
- pp. 36-38
- Myth and Text
- pp. 39-41
- Sign of the Times
- pp. 42-44
- Red Boulder
- pp. 45-47
- Moorish Fountain
- pp. 54-56
- After Spicer
- pp. 57-59
- Hotel Room
- pp. 60-62
- Journey Into the Cosmos
- pp. 66-68
- Open Dialogue
- pp. 72-74
- Mormon Archive
- pp. 75-77
- An Essay on Tattoos
- pp. 81-83
- Precautionary Manifesto
- pp. 84-86
- A Question of Copyright
- pp. 90-92
- For the Sorrow of a Continent
- pp. 93-95
- Out of the Rainy Zone
- pp. 96-98
- A Door Upright in the Wind
- pp. 99-101
Additional Information
ISBN
9789882377356
Related ISBN(s)
9789882370432
MARC Record
OCLC
1030029809
Pages
104
Launched on MUSE
2018-04-02
Language
English
Open Access
No