Mo Yun-tuan (; 11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name Luo Fu (), was a Taiwanese writer and poet.

Early life

He was born Mo Yun-tuan in 1928 and raised in Hengyang. Mo's first work was published in 1943. He joined the Republic of China Navy, and moved to Taiwan in 1949. Mo received a bachelor's degree in English from Tamkang University in 1973, the same year he retired from the navy. He married Chen Chiung-fang of Kinmen.

Career

In Taiwan, Mo published several collections of poetry, anthologies, and essays, as well as a number of translations. His own works were translated into several languages. Mo and his contemporary

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were described as the

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of Chinese poetry, in reference to the constellation depicting the mythological twins Castor and Pollux. Luo Fu founded the alongside and in 1954. He later left Taiwan for Canada in 1995. Wang Dan published a collection of poems titled ''Travel in Cold Alone'' in 2000, and cited Mo as an influence. Mo's poem "Driftwood" (2000) was nominated for the

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in 2001. His final works were published in January 2018.

Death

In June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with

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. He died of respiratory complications on 19 March 2018, while seeking treatment at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.

References

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