Liu, Hongbin 劉洪彬 (1962- ), 1990-2008, undated

Consists chiefly of correspondence between David Hawkes and Liu Hongbin (劉洪彬), a Chinese poet in exile. Also includes an article and notes by David Hawkes, works by Liu Hongbin and other related materials. Arranged chronoogically.

• Items 1-20:

－Unlocking the prison and other three essays. 7 sheets : illustration ; 30 cm. Photocopy. Includes:
　1) Unlocking the prison. 2 sheets. Interview of Liu Hongbin by Adam Thorp. China Now. No. 139 (1991). Pages 31-32 (Note 2)
　2) By Liu Hongbin. 'People will win in the end'. 3 sheets. IPI Report. March 1990. Pages 6-8 (Note 2)
　3) By Liu Hongbin. The Politics of poetry. 1 sheet. Far Eastern Economic Review. June 9, 1994. Page 21 (Note 2)
　4) Extended realities. 1 sheet. The Observer (Note 2)

－詩十首 (日子裡的日子等)。作者劉洪彬。打印本 15 葉。詩 10 首，包括 :
　1) 日子裡的日子。葉 1-5 (Note 2)
　2) 祈禱。葉 6 (Note 2)
　3) 告別。葉 7-8 (Note 2)
　4) 聼中國音樂。1995.10.22. 葉 9 (Note 2)
　5) 只有一條路。1993.12.28. 葉 10 (Note 2)
　6) 失眠。1993.8.11. 葉 11 (Note 2)
　7) 站在黃昏的門前。葉 12 (Note 2)
　8) 城堡的第一天。葉 13 (Note 2)
　9) 我看見。葉 14 (Note 2)
　10) 這首詩。葉 15 (Note 2)

－Letters from various literary and journalistic groups on Liu Hongbin (1997). 7 sheets (photocopy). Includes:
　1) Letter from Adam Newey (Index) to Jiang Zemin. 16 April 1997. 1 sheet (photocopy). On the recent harassment and expulsion from China of the poet Liu Hongbin (Note 2)
　2) Letter from Joanne Leedom-Ackerman (The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN) to Li Peng. 29 April 1997. 1 sheet (photocopy). About the reported harassment and expulsion of exiled poet Liu Hongbin (Note 2)
　3) Letter from Malcolm Smart (Article 19) to Jiang Zemin. 9 May 1997. 1 sheet (photocopy). About Liu Hongbin (Note 2)
　4) Letter from K. Anthony Appiah (PEN American Center) to Li Peng. May 21, 1997. 2 sheets (photocopy). On Liu Hongbin (Note 2)
　5) Letter from Isobel Harry (PEN Canada) to Li Peng. September 10, 1997. 1 sheet (photocopy). About the expulsion of poet Liu Hongbin (Note 2)
　6) Letter from Terry Carlborn (Swedish PEN) to Till Hans Excellens Ambassdoren. Sept 23, 1997. 1 sheet (photocopy). About the poet, Liu Hongbin (Note 2)

－On the poet, poetry and poetics ; Words - the liberating prison ; The Republic of Poetry. 8 sheets (photocopy). Includes:
　1) On the poet, poetry and poetics. By Liu Hongbin. September 1997. 1 sheet (photocopy) (Note 2)
　2) Words - the liberating prison. By Charles Leftwich. 3 sheets (photocopy). China Rights Forum. No. 4 (2003). Pages 63-65 (Note 2)
　3) The Republic of Poetry. Hongbin Liu. 4 March 2004. 4 sheets (photocopy). www.openDemocracy.net (Note 2)

With duplicate copy (1st and 2nd articles)

－委約作曲家金湘談《中國千古名篇音樂朗誦會》創作 (一) (二)。牧羊女。打印本 4 葉。華音網。打印日期: 19/06/2005 (Note 2)

－2002, 國際音樂八大新聞。打印本 2 葉。人民網。來源:《光明日報》2003 年 1 月 15 日。打印日期: 19/06/2005 (Note 2)

－中國歌劇如何花開本土。作者解嵋。打印本 2 葉。原刊登於《中國藝術報》2003 年 2 月 28 日。打印日期: 19/06/2005 (Note 2)

－中日聯合推出大型歌劇《楊貴妃》。打印本 1 葉。原刊登於《人民日報》海外版 2004 年 04 月 07 日。打印日期: 19/06/2005 (Note 2)

－《楊貴妃》首演引非議，認爲誇張舞美破壞基調。打印本 3 葉。新華網 (2004-06-04)。稿件來源：北京娛樂信報。打印日期: 19/06/2005 (Note 2)

－中國歌劇史上第一部偉大的愛情悲劇：中國民族經典歌劇《原野》。打印本 4 葉。北京大學百周年紀念講堂。演出: 中國歌劇舞劇院。時間: 2004 年 10 月 22 日。打印日期: 19/06/2005 (Note 2)

－Letters from various literary and journalistic groups on Liu Hongbin (2005). 9 sheets (photocopy). Includes:
　1) Letter from Alastair Niven (English Centre of PEN) to Hu Jintao. 6 April 2005. 1 sheet (photocopy). On Zheng Yichun, Zhang Lin, and Liu Hongbin (Note 2)
　2) Letter from Ann Cooper (Committee to Protect Journalists) to Hu Jintao. May 3, 2005. 2 sheets (photocopy). On Liu Hongbin (Note 2)
　3) Letter from Johann P. Fritz (International Press Institute) to Hu Jintao. 9 May 2005. 2 sheets (photocopy). About Liu Hongbin (Note 2)
　4) Letter from Agnes Callamard (Article 19) to Hu Jintao. 9 May 2005. 2 sheets (photocopy). About Liu Hong bin (Note 2)
　5) Letter from Joanne Leedom-Ackerman (International PEN) to Hu Jintao. May 10, 2005. 1 sheet (photocopy). About Liu Hongbin (Note 2)
　6) Letter from Reporters sans frontieres to President. 13.05.2005. 1 sheet (photocopy). About Liu Hongbin. In French (Note 2)

－Postcard from Liu Hongbin to David Hawkes. 31.5.2005. 1 postcard : colour ; 12 x 17 cm. Holograph, signed. On sending David the manuscript together with a collection of Liu's poems (Note 2)

－鐵環。作者劉洪彬。1 volume (pages 1-96) : illustrations ; 22 cm. 倫敦 : 日曆出版社, 1992. English title: An iron circle. 作者簽名本: For Professor David Hawkes. 31.05.2005 London (Note 2)

－作曲家金湘 -- 美國媒體譽為 “東方的普契尼”。2005.06.09. 打印本 1 葉。葉首: Radio Free Asia Mandarin. 打印日期: 19/06/2005 (Note 2)

－Postcard from Liu Hongbin to David and Jean Hawkes. 15 June 2005. 1 postcard : colour ; 10 x 15 cm. Holograph, signed. Greeting (Note 2)

－Letter from Liu Hongbin to David Hawkes. 15 June 2005. 2 sheets ; 30 cm. Printout. On reading Letters from a Godless grandfather, discussing on religion, Peter Porter, listening to Chinese music, and inviting David to write a short paragraph on Liu's poetry (Note 2). Accompained by:
　1) Raise the Red Lantern. 1 sheet (photocopy). Leaflet. National Ballet of China (Note 2).
　2) Biographies. Zhang Yimou and Qigang Chen. 1 sheet (photocopy) (Note 2)

－Email from John Haffenden to Liu Hongbin. 18 June 2005. 1 sheet. Printout. Subject: Re: Empson and David Hawkes. Also includes: email from Liu Hongbin to John Haffenden. Introducing David Hawkes, who met William Empson in Peking, to John Haffenden, a scholar on William Empson. Printing date: 20/06/2005 (Note 2)

－Letter from Liu Hongbin to David Hawkes. 19-Jun-05. 1 sheet. Printout, signed. On email to John Haffenden, composer Jin Xiang (金湘), and Allen Donald (Note 2)

－金湘及陳其鋼。1 sheet. Printout (photocopy). Includes 2 pictures: 1) 金湘 and 2) Qigang Chen (陳其鋼). Printing date: 2005/06/19 (Note 2)

－無疆界記者組織獻給劉賓雁的致敬辭。劉洪彬譯。打印本 1 葉。"(12/7/2005 1:22)" Printing date: 24/12/2005 (Note 2)

• Items 21-40:

－海邊垂釣 = Fishig at the seaside。10. Aug. 2005 於科西嘉島. 1 sheet. Printout. 詩一首，中英文本。"2005.8.10 於科西嘉島." With handwritten notes (Note 2)

－China's presidential visit. 2 sheets. Printout. BBC news. Tuesday, 8 November, 2005. Details of tonight's programme. Printing date: 05/12/2005 (Note 2)

－Letter from David Hawkes to Liu Hongbin. 26th November 2005. 1 sheet. Printout, signed. On publishing Liu's collected poems, reading Liu's poems, finding own error in Godless letters. With handwritten corrections

－Letter from Liu Hongbin to David Hawkes. 05/12/05. 2 sheets. Printout, signed. On expressing gratitude to David's comments on Liu's manuscript, looking for a publisher, visiting China, etc. (Note 2)

－Liu Binyan. December 7, 2005. 2 sheets. Printout. Obituary of Liu Binyan (劉賓雁) by John Gittings, published in The Guardian (Note 2)

－Letter from David Hawkes to Liu Hongbin. 13th December 2005. 1 sheet. Printout. On Jean's health, reading Liu's poems again. With duplicate copy (incomplete)

－Greeting card from Ione Meyer to David and Jean Hawkes. 19.12.05. 1 greeting card : colour ; 16 x 22 cm folded to 16 x 11 cm. Holograph, signed. On sending David some films (Note 2)

－追思劉賓雁，親友潸然淚下。聯合報記者曾慧燕。2005/12/9. 打印本 1 葉。聯合新聞網。附手寫改正 (Note 2)

－劉洪彬致 David Hawkes 信函。2005.12.23. 打印本 5 葉。關於成為一個職業的持不同政見者、Harold Pinter (品特)、詩人的身份、筆記 (Leitmotif)、談《等待》、《海魂》、《魔方》《小巷》等詩 (Note 2)

－一張 “中國人權” 的支票——給王艾的一封信。作者劉洪彬。打印本 2 葉。原載於《讀報》第 229 期. Printing date: 24/12/2005 (Note 2)

－Letter from David Hawkes to Liu Hongbin. 15th January 2006. 1 sheet. Printout. On 'professional dissident', writing a short piece about Liu's poems

－劉洪彬致 David Hawkes 明信片。2006.1.19. 手稿 1 張。於 David 女兒及女婿探望後會面更為合適 (Note 2)

－Postcard from Liu Hongbin to David Hawkes. 30 Jan. 2006. 1 postcard : colour ; 12 x 17 cm. Holograph, signed. On receiving David's manuscript (Note 2)

－Letter from David Hawkes to Liu Hongbin. 2 March 2006. 1 sheet. Printout (incomplete). On correcting the preface

－Greeting card from Ione Meyer to David Hawkes. 4th March '06. 1 card : colour ; 21 x 20 cm folded to 21 x 10 cm. Holograph, signed. On Liu, Ione, and Shini's health (Note 1) (Note 2)

－An iron circlet. By David Hawkes. Oxford, 2006. 17 sheets. Printout. On Liu Hongbin and his poetry. With handwritten corrections

－A day within days. Poems by Liu Hongbin ; translated by Peter Porter. 1 volume (pages 1-56) ; 21 cm. London : Ambit Books, 2006 (Note 2). Accompanied by:
　1) Forthcoming publication announcement of A Day Within Days. September 2006. 1 sheet (Note 2)
　2) Book launch invitation card. 3rd October 2006. 1 sheet (Note 2)
　3) Order form. 1 sheet (Note 2)

－Freelance. Hugo Williams. 1 sheet (photocopy). On Liu Hongbin. TLS. March 2, 2007. Pages 16 (Note 2)

－The Poetry of Liu Hongbin. By David Hawkes. 8 sheets. Printout. MCLC Resource Center publicaion. Copyright (May 2007). Printing date: 13/1/2012. Accompanied by a picture of Liu Hongbin (1 sheet) (Note 2)

－Letter from David Hawkes to Madeline Chu. 14 July 2007. 1 sheet. Printout. A reference letter of supporting Liu Hongbin's application for the position in Chinese Language and Humanities, Kalamazoo College (Note 1)

• Items 41-56:

－Un jour dans les jours. Poems by Liu Hongbin ; translated into French by Guilhem Fabre. 1 volume (pages 1-[72]) ; 19 cm. In French. Paris : Albertine, 2008. Autographed copy for David and Jean Hawkes (Note 2)

－劉洪彬致 David Hawkes 明信片。手稿 1 張。再寄來兩張 DVD (Note 2)

－斷想 = A moment of meditation。打印本 2 葉。詩 1 首。中英文本 (Note 2)

－旅途 = On the way。打印本 3 葉。詩 1 首。中英文本 (Note 2)

－Treading the four seaons. 1 sheet. Printout. Poem (Note 2)

－回家。打印本 1 葉。詩 1 首 (Note 2)

－Rhapsody. 2 sheets. Printout. Poem (Note 2)

－實驗 - Experiment。打印本 2 葉。詩 1 首。中英文本 (Note 2)

－沐浴 = A shower。作者劉洪彬。打印本 2 葉。詩 1 首。中英文本。有手寫筆記 (Note 2)

－Point and line. 2 sheets. Printout. Poem (Note 2)

－Leitmotif of Liu Hongbin's poems. 5 sheets. Printout. With handwritten notes (Note 2)

－A day within days. Liu Hongbin. 1 volume (5 unnumbered pages, pages 1-66, 1 unnumbered leaf) ; 30 cm. Proof copy. With handwritten corrections (Note 2)

－Photographs of Wu Fu-heng (吳富恒). 3 sheets (photocopy). Includes 3 photographs (black and white ; 13 x 9 cm - 9 x 13 cm)
　1st-2nd photos: Wu Fu-heng with Liu Hongbin. On 1st photo: President Shandong University. 1979-1984
　3rd photo: Calligraphy by Wu Fu-heng : 會當凌絕頂　一覽眾山小。杜甫句　書贈劉洪彬　吳富恒

－Translation of the poems of Liu Hongbin. By David Hawkes. 7 sheets. Holograph

－Notes on The iron circle. By David Hawkes. 2 sheets. Holograph

－Miscellaneous notes on Liu Hongbin. By David Hawkes. 8 sheets ; 10-32 cm. Holograph. Chiefly written on reused envelopes