Bøger af Phillip K Lu

This is a revised edition of "Who Speaks for Me?" published by Authorhouse nearly ten year ago, now is out of print. Subsequently, volume 2, "Fragments of Memory" and volume 3, "Aberration of Sentiment" have been published by Createspace.com.

This is a collection of poems in regard to my life. Some of these poems are selected from my Bilingual Poetry Collections, volume 2 "Fragments of Memory" and volume 3 "Aberration of Sentiment" and volume 1 "Alibis for Soul" with extensive revision.

A bilingual poetry collection written by an astronomer with the background and understanding of both English and Chinese cultures. Born in China in a peasant family, left home at the age of 12 to find work, then joined Artillery Youth Training Regiment. During the civil war, and eventually settled in Taiwan. He came to America nearly 50 years ago to pursue graduate studies and received his MA degree from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT., and Ph.D. in astronomy from Columbia University in New York City. He did several years of pre- or post-graduate researches at Yale and Wesleyan Universities, then taught and conducted research in astronomy at Western Connecticut State University for 30 years. During his tenure as Chairman and Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, he has received numerous grants and awards from the National Science Foundation and other agencies. He has published nearly 100 research papers in Astronomical and Astrophysical Journals and books, proceedings, translations including the late Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" from English to Chinese with Hong-Yee Chiu (Yuanliou Books, received Dr. Da-Yu Wu's Science Writer Prize. After his retirement from teaching, he joined the Astronomy Department, Yale University to continue his research in dark matter, galaxy and cosmology for few more years. Then began his passion of listening to classical music, read and write poetry and joining a Creative Writing group to enrich his writing skill. His poems and other essays have been published in various publications.

A bilingual poetry collection in English and Chinese, written by an astronomer with the understanding of harsh life, cosmos and philosophy. Born in China in a peasant family, left home at the age of 12 to find work, then joined Artillery Youth Training Regiment. During the civil war, he drifted from places to places in southeast China with the regiment and eventually settled in Taiwan. He came to America nearly 50 years ago to pursue graduate studies and received his MA degree from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT., and Ph.D. in astronomy from Columbia University in New York City...

Phillip K. Lu, CSU Distinguished Professor of Astronomy Emeritus, earned an MA from Wesleyan University, CT and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, published more than 100 research papers in Astronomical Journals, translated and edited a half of dozen books and seven volumes bilingual poetry collections. Recipients of Dr. Da-Yu Wu's Science Writer Prize, 2006 and Minor Planet 175450Phillipklu name by the International Astronomical Union in 2014. After retirement from teaching and research, he is living in a leisure life, writing, painting, listening to classical music. He grows vegetables in summer, chops wood in winter and love to repair things. He is in a reasonably good health and retirement income is sufficient. Writing is part of his passion. He uses keyboard, mouse and monitor as the chimney in venting out his past humiliation or glory, success or failure, happiness or sorrow and letting all of them dissipate as if smoke.

A bilingual poetry collection in English and Chinese, written by an astronomer with the understanding of harsh life, cosmos and philosophy. Born in China in a peasant family, left home at the age of 12 to find work, then joined Artillery Youth Training Regiment. During the civil war, he drifted from places to places in southeast China with the regiment and eventually settled in Taiwan. He came to America nearly 50 years ago to pursue graduate studies and received his MA degree from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT., and Ph.D. in astronomy from Columbia University in New York City...

A bilingual poetry collection in English and Chinese, written by an astronomer with the understanding of harsh life, cosmos and philosophy. Born in China in a peasant family, left home at the age of 12 to find work, then joined Artillery Youth Training Regiment. During the civil war, he drifted from places to places in southeast China with the regiment and eventually settled in Taiwan. He came to America nearly 50 years ago to pursue graduate studies and received his MA degree from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT., and Ph.D. in astronomy from Columbia University in New York City. He did several years of pre- or post-graduate researches at Yale and Wesleyan Universities, then taught and conducted research in astronomy at Western Connecticut State University for 30 years. During his tenure as Chairman and Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, he has received numerous grants and awards from the National Science Foundation and other agencies. He has published nearly 100 research papers in Astronomical and Astrophysical Journals and books, proceedings, translations including the late Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" from English to Chinese with Hong-Yee Chiu (Yuanliou Books, received Dr. Da-Yu Wu's Science Writer Prize. After his retirement of teaching, he joined the Astronomy Department, Yale University to continue his research in dark matter, galaxy and cosmology for few more years. Then began his passion of listening to classical music, read and write poetry and joining a Creative Writing group to enrich his writing skill. His poems and other essays have been published in various publications. His first volume of Bilingual Poetry Collection: Who Speaks for Me? was published by Authorhouse in 2006.

Phillip K. Lu, CSU Distinguished Professor of Astronomy Emeritus, earned an MA from Wesleyan University, CT and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, published more than 100 research papers in Astronomical Journals, translated and edited a half of dozen books and ten volumes bilingual poetry collections. Recipients of Dr. Da-Yu Wu's Memorial Foundation Science Writer Prize, 2006 and the naming Minor Planet 175450Phillipklu by the International Astronomical Union in 2014. He is living a leisure life after retirement from teaching and research. Writing, painting, listening to classical music are his habit. He grows vegetables in summer, chopping wood in winter, and loves to repair things. He is in reasonably good health with a sufficient retirement income for his simple lifestyle. Writing is part of his passion. He uses a keyboard, mouse, and monitor as the chimney in venting out his past humiliation or glory, success or failure, happiness or sorrow,

A bilingual poetry collection in English and Chinese, written by an astronomer with the understanding of harsh life, cosmos and philosophy. Born in China in a peasant family, left home at the age of 12 to find work, then joined Artillery Youth Training Regiment. During the civil war, he drifted from places to places in southeast China with the regiment and eventually settled in Taiwan. He came to America nearly 50 years ago to pursue graduate studies and received his MA degree from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT., and Ph.D. in astronomy from Columbia University in New York City...

本書是華裔科學家呂克華教授的生命詩集。有些是從作者雙語詩集第一卷「靈魂的辯解」﹐第二卷「記憶的碎片」和第三卷「情操的偏差」中選擇而來、經過改正再發表。 在這過去這十年來，作者自認變得比較守勢和富於哲理，有點理想化，但永遠是現實。在生命中作者沒有幻覺，非常瞭解自己的周圍。作者從一位天文學教授退休後過著和平與休閒的生活，寫作、閱讀、繪畫、聽古典音樂和在一小塊土地種植蔬菜，每週參與創意寫作組，學習如何寫作和講話。作者認為在寫作裡所犯錯誤就像生長在自家菜園裡的雜草，一種自然而來的錯誤，而自己永遠是在它們攻擊的背後。 作者不認為自己的寫作，特別是作詩，是一種創作，它不過是一個方法來表達為個人失去的青春的哭泣。當作者在實際生活的領域有所限制，自身的經驗，自身奮鬥和自身在生活裡的折磨塑造成作者的今天。他認為寫詩的人不完全是悲觀或憤世嫉俗；他們只是非常敏感和誠實與充滿熱血的人物，對他們自己的原則，與對他們的相信保持忠真。 作者同時要感謝那些良師和導師們，愛他並指出正確的道路，讓他去追求，而且助長個人的力量攀登更高的一座山。 呂克華 2014年1月、2015年11月11日定稿（美國）