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Tongue, 通 or Tong is a selection of poems by
Vincent van Mechelen in which
special attention is being paid to language, 'our tongue'.
The originals are in
This Language, in
这种语言 (Zhezhong Yuyan) and in
Deze Taal.
The collection includes five traditional Chinese antithetical or 'duilian'
couplets which have been translated into English, and one original Dutch
poem by
Sonja van Mechelen-de Bie which has been
translated into both English and Esperanto.
None of the originals and translations by Vincent van Mechelen was ever
published on paper before.
The two-page introduction to duilian couplets, the translations of old
couplets and the new ones created have not even appeared on the Internet.
Below you will find:
Short description in This Language
This is the first collection of poems by Vincent van Mechelen published on
paper.
It comprises thirteen original 1- to 10-page poems in This Language and
seven translations.
(There is a translation, parallel version or counterpart of every poem
appearing here in Chinese or Dutch.)
For the present selection poems which somehow deal with (an aspect of)
language, which are the clear result of linguistic cross-fertilization or
which have a counterpart in another language have been given priority.
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用这种语言的简短描写
《通》是文森特范美和轮的第一本纸上出版
的诗选。除了三首用这种语言的诗，它还包
括七副对联（五副传统的和两副新做的）。
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Korte beschrijving in Deze Taal
Dit is de eerste op papier gepubliceerde selektie van gedichten van
Vincent van Mechelen (en een van Sonja van Mechelen met vertalingen).
Deze bundel bevat vier gedichten in Deze Taal, naast gedichten in het
Engels en Chinees (en een vertaling in het Esperanto).
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Contents / 目次 / Inhoud /
Enhavo
| Foreword |
5 |
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Language Acrostics /
语言的离合诗 /
Taalakrostichons |
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The Lay of This Our Language |
8 |
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我们这种语言 (Wŏmen Zhèzhŏng Yŭyán) |
10 |
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Door Deze Taal verbonden |
12 |
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Other Medium-length Poems /
别的中篇诗 /
Andere middellange gedichten |
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What If There Were No Ash? |
14 |
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'Eye Rhyme' -- a poem never to be read aloud |
15 |
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红、光、亮 (Hóng, Guāng, Liáng) |
16 |
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Red, Light and Bright (translation of 红、光、亮) |
17 |
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The Two That Will Always Be New |
18 |
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De twee altijd nieuwen |
19 |
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The Yule of the Turkeys |
20 |
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Het Joelfeest der kalkoenen |
22 |
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Hema, the River Horse |
24 |
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河马和我 (Hémă hé Wŏ) |
25 |
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Raven van Vincent van Sonja van Mechelen |
26 |
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Vincent's Ravens (translation of Raven van
Vincent) |
27 |
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Korvoj de Vincent (traduko de Raven van
Vincent) |
28 |
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Nitassinan, Our Earth |
29 |
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The Elephant in the Room |
30 |
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My Pussy |
32 |
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Russian Gas |
34 |
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Short Duilian Couplets /
传统和新作的对联 |
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Duilian Couplets (introduction and
explanation) |
35 |
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传统的 / Traditional, with translation |
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福寿 /
Be Happy, Live Longer |
37 |
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辞旧岁，迎新春 /
Dismiss the Old, Welcome the New Year |
38 |
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百年好合 /
A Good Match for a Hundred Years |
39 |
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书山和学海 /
Books and Knowledge |
40 |
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走马灯和飞虎旗 /
Horse Lantern and Tiger Flag |
41 |
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新作的 / Original (parallel versions) |
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金钱 /
Money |
42 |
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性感 /
Sex |
43 |
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A Long Narrative Poem |
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Francis Preaching to the Animals |
44 |
| Internet Addresses /
因特网地址 /
Internetadressen / Retadresoj |
54 |
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Availability
The Tongue Collection of Poems / 通诗选 /
Tonggedichtenbundel is available as a paperback book,
printed on demand on an EBM (Espresso Book Machine).
It can be requested worldwide, in more than ten countries, at
all places with
an EBM, of which more than 30 in the United States and more than 10 in
Canada alone.
There are at least eight
stores
in the States which offer it for ordering online.
This collection of poems was first printed, and is also sold, at the two
ABC
book stores in the Netherlands.
See above for the ISBN of the book and other
details.
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