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The Programme of The First Pearl River (Guangzhou) International Poetry Conference

I. The First Session

Time: 8:30 – 12:00 am, Saturday, June 25, 2005

Place: The Lecture Room, The Third Floor (Am.E.), The School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)

Topic: The Form of Poetry (Covering: Traditional and Modern Western Poetic Forms, Traditional and Modern Chinese Poetic Forms; Rhythm and Rhyme; The Musicality of Poetry, etc.)

1. Keynote Speaker: Che Qianzi
2. Panellists: J. H. Prynne; John Wilkinson; Che Qianzi; Lu Jiande; Li Zhimin
3. Poetry-reading Performers: Keston Sutherland; Zhu Ziqing; Li Chengjian; Green Snake; Gao Xing; Zhou Yaping
4. Moderators: Prof. Ou Hong; Dr. Gao Wenping

II. The Second Session

Time: 14:00 – 17:30 pm, Saturday, June 25, 2005

Place: The Academic Lecture Hall, The Fourth Floor of the Library, Guangdong University of Commercial Studies (Guangzhou)

Topic: The Image in Poetry (Covering: Images in Traditional and Modern Western Poetry; Images in Traditional and Modern Chinese Poetry; The Difference between Images in Poetry and the Novel; The Forming of Poetic Images, etc.)

1. Keynote Speaker: John Wilkinson

2. Panellists: John Wilkinson; Keston Sutherland; Zhou Yaping; Gao Xing; Gao Wenping

3. Poetry-reading performers: J. H. Prynne; Cao Shanke; Xu Jian; Mo Fei; Pu Durong; Shu Cai

4. Moderators: Prof. Yong Heming; Prof. Cao Shanke

III. The Third Session

Time: 8:30 – 12:00 am, Sunday, June 26, 2005

Place: The Yaoguang Lecture Hall, The Academic Centre of Guangzhou University at Guihua Gang

Topic: The Language of Poetry (Covering: Poetic Language and Daily Language; Traditional Poetic Language and Modern Poetic Language; The Language of Poetry and Prose; The Similarities and Differences between Western and Chinese Poetic Language; The Poetics of Translation; etc.)

1. Keynote Speaker: J. H. Prynne

2. Panellists: J. H. Prynne; Tom Raworth; Shu Cai; Huang Fan; Mo Fei

3. Poetry-reading Performers: John Wilkinson; Che Qianzi; Zheng Jie; Lei Yanni; Marianne Moris; Wen Ying

4. Moderators: Prof. Yu Dong; Dr. Li Zhimin

IV. The Final Session

Time: 14:00 – 17:30 pm, Sunday, June 26, 2005

Place: The International Conference Hall, The Third Floor of the Admistration Building, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (Guangzhou)

Topic: The Spirit of Poetry (Covering: The Function of Poetry; Poetry and the Age; Poetry and Individuals; The World of Poetry and the World of Life; Internet and Poetry; Poets and Readers; etc.)
1. Keynote Speaker: Keston Sutherland

2. Panellists: Keston Sutherland; Maud Ellman; Huang Xiuji; Zhu Ziqing; Zhang Yuejun

3. Poetry-reading Performers: Tom Raworth; Huang Fan; Chao Sheng; Shen Jie; Zhang Guangkui; Sheng Yan

4. Moderators: Prof. Liu Yan; Prof. Zhang Yuejun

Notes:

Sequence: 1. The Opening Ceremony or Other Speech(es); 2. The Keynote Speaker (30 minutes); 3. The Panellist Discussion (40 minutes); 4. Poetry Reading (30 minutes); 5. Tea Break (15 minutes); 6. The Panellist Discussion (40 minutes); 7. Poetry Reading (30 minutes); 8. The Closing Ceremony or Other Speech(es).