Liu Yukun

Liu Yukun

Liu Yukun (George Liu/刘玉坤) is an MA student in Irish literature at the Irish Studies Centre in Beijing Foreign Studies University. The Chinese translation of the poem is based on the English translation provided by Thomas Kinsella, with efforts to combine the Irish poem with the metric pattern of classic Chinese poems. This translation was created with the kind support and encouragement of Professor Chen Li, Vice-Director of the Irish Studies Centre, Beijing Foreign Studies University.