Born in the capital of China, Catherine Yi-yu Cho Woo is an
artist that has reached
international success. Dr. Woo has excelled as a poet,
painter, composer, teacher, and scholar. With numerous awards, nine books and a
teaching position at San Diego State University, one of her poems was turned
into a song that became a number one hit in Taiwan. Due to her breathtaking
representations of nature, and soul she was asked by President Bush to serve on
the National Council for the Arts in 1991.
San Diego State University Press has captured some of Dr.
Woo’s talent in this 1992 publication, “Luster of Jade: Poetry, Painting, and Music.” Dr. Woo’s poetry has a signature feature, as her strategic use of space
is as unique as her word choice. Although
Dr. Woo has reached international fame, her poetry still explores elements of
human behavior that is easy to relate to, as her poem Memories goes:
Memories
Old
Faded
Yellow
Memories
A smile
A touch
A
whisper
Of
Yesteryear
Faraway
In the Background
Yet never gone
They were thrown away
Yet
they stayed
They are ours
This compilation of Dr. Woo's talent is not confined to poetry, but also includes her artwork. Paintings which have been described as, "visual poems, because of the simplicity, intensity, and purity of her expressions" and which have graced the walls of Harvard's Sackler Museum and Taiwan's National Gallery in Taipei. Dr. Woo's perception of the world is clearly seen in her artwork and poetry and if allowed to, can also inspire.
A copy of, "Luster of Jade: Poetry, Painting, and Music" is available on Amazon for only $2.95!
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