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The Exception

Rating 3.7
Word count
37K words
Chapters
132
ISBN
9787507555615

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Summary

This book is poet Jin Lingzi's latest collection of new poems. It is divided into five parts: Part One, Beast Shadows; Part Two, Human Faces; Part Three, Like the Phoenix; Part Four, Falling Leaves; Part Five, Original Forms. With a philosopher's keen insight and an artist's command of language, Jin Lingzi writes lines that are by turns delicate and resolute. The poems collected here are rich in shifting imagery and varied in structure, with a clear distinction in rhythm between long and short poems: the long poems sweep forward like a violent storm, carrying everything before them, while the short ones, in just a few lines, are concise and bright, striking straight at the heart. The work brings the author's sensibility, acuity, depth, and mysterious creative character fully to the fore.

Editor's review

Exception is a collection of poems and paintings by the poet Jin Lingzi, gathering her recent poetry and her own artwork. Jin Lingzi's poetic language is condensed and full of tension; she excels at capturing poetry in the细微 details of daily life and deftly blending individual experience with universal emotion. Her poems inherit classical resonance while also reflecting modern consciousness, with complex feelings surging beneath concise words. The book's distinctive feature is the interplay of poetry and painting: the illustrations drawn by the author herself are not simple accompaniments but independent artistic expressions in dialogue with the poems, jointly building a complete aesthetic space. In terms of reading value, this work is suited to slow, careful reading—Jin Lingzi's poetry refuses straightforward lyricism, preferring the layering of imagery and the use of silence and gaps in language to create atmosphere, requiring readers to bring their own sensitivity and imagination. For modern readers seeking spiritual dwelling amid the clamor, this book offers an entrance to quiet contemplation. Notably, the keen perception and philosophical reflection the author displays in her poems lift the work beyond mere emotional expression to touch on reflections on existence itself.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Readers interested in modern Chinese-language poetry
  • Readers who enjoy finding intertextual pleasure between text and image
  • Urban readers seeking inner calm and attentive to spiritual life
  • Poetry beginners hoping to encounter a contemporary poet with a distinctive style

Not a good fit for

  • Readers expecting traditional narrative or plot-driven writing
  • Poetry lovers who prefer direct, intensely emotional expression

Reading tips

  1. Read the poems alongside the paintings to appreciate the complete artistic world the author builds
  2. Don't rush; read a few poems a day and leave room for afterthought and reflection
  3. Watch for recurring images (light and shadow, plants, still life) and trace how their symbolic meanings evolve

About the publisher

Sino-Culture Press China · Founded in 1987

Sino-Culture Press is known for publishing in history, social sciences and traditional Chinese culture, with a further reach into literary appreciation, classic works and foreign literature. Its library of 489 titles includes such works as The Road to Dongpo: The Evolution of Su Shi's Poetic Style, The Poetry and Life of Du Fu, The History of Qin and Han, and Six Hundred Years of the Forbidden City (collector's edition), while A Preliminary Survey of Ancient Architecture in Shanxi and Fen: Hand-drawn Records of Architectural Remains reflects an interest in documenting architectural heritage. Van Loon's Collected Classics and guided-reading editions of works such as Call to Arms and Notre-Dame de Paris serve general readers and classroom use. Its authors include scholars and popular writers such as Fu Junmai, Chen Linlin, Van Loon, Wang Longlin and Guan Ranrong, and biography is another direction. As public information is limited, this note focuses on the publishing profile shown by the titles in the library.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 卷一 兽影
  3. 飞过天空的鸟
  4. 琴绝弦
  5. 三步台阶
  6. 这几天都下雨
  7. 一只九曲河的大鸟
  8. 气味
  9. 明月山
  10. 黑鸦
  11. 致白鹭
  12. 我和着不断的鸟鸣
  13. 何曾有过这样的时刻
  14. 孔雀孔雀,你的羽毛
  15. 第一次听见孔雀的叫声
  16. 我要写狼
  17. 猫的三重奏
  18. 猫的脚步轻轻
  19. 猫咪辛巴
  20. 它们一只对另外一只吼叫
  21. 我是为了什么
  22. 只是想象
  23. 中秋节次日
  24. 站立是危险的
  25. 变脸
  26. 总是那只狐狸
  27. 壁虎
  28. 黄甲麻羊节
  29. 蚕鸣
  30. 他们都不需要猪
  31. 空山
  32. 卷二 人面
  33. 这些年啊
  34. 我想
  35. 哀
  36. 手
  37. 写在“桃之夭夭”798 画展前夜
  38. 我也是一个下得黑手的人
  39. 无聊斋
  40. 大礼堂古玩市场
  41. 打着油纸伞走过李庄
  42. 春自有期
  43. 夜读,李白仙诗帖
  44. 我的诗
  45. 他问我去过丽江没有
  46. 我的爱情在低下头轻叹
  47. 无花果枯萎了
  48. 你太阳般发亮的眼睛
  49. 他们是真伤心
  50. 他和我说起悲伤
  51. 坐在天门洞口
  52. 旧
  53. 只有
  54. 感觉如此羞耻
  55. 杀贼的话就不提了
  56. 误苍生
  57. 该爱的都已爱过了
  58. 他问我为什么不皈依
  59. 我的词语间
  60. 理由
  61. 也许
  62. 习惯
  63. 都在那里悼念
  64. 我也算个地主
  65. 我写诗,我只写诗
  66. 我见过的爱情很多
  67. 抑郁症
  68. 访王之涣,不遇
  69. 青藤
  70. 梦醒了无痕
  71. 卷三 凤兮
  72. 寸滩之诗
  73. 我漫步在森林
  74. 蒙顶山饮茶记
  75. 未完成的书写
  76. 五彩田园访荷
  77. 桂溪河
  78. 石磨
  79. 也许,我还能爱
  80. 水仙曲
  81. 石榴花
  82. 我祈祷他们一无所获
  83. 初春
  84. 祭祖帖
  85. 疑问
  86. 我的母亲
  87. 灵隐寺
  88. 用不完的孤独
  89. 算丢了
  90. 活棺材
  91. 重阳节
  92. 我们在五华山照跳跃照
  93. 诗什么也不知道
  94. 清明时节在田野上眺望
  95. 望星空
  96. 化香
  97. 答案
  98. 这果实巨大的秋天
  99. 卷四 落木
  100. 双河客栈B613
  101. 过边城记
  102. 万泉河 42 号
  103. 韩家荡荷花序
  104. 老风书屋记事
  105. 你好吗?多依河
  106. 芭蕉青村的蜜蜂
  107. 站在一块古生物化石前
  108. 金鸡峰林
  109. 那色峰海
  110. 盐
  111. 尖山的桃花
  112. 听吉力么子扎吹口弦
  113. 错过梅雨潭的绿了
  114. 大罗山杨梅侧记
  115. 走在九溪烟树
  116. 戊戌冬月过钱塘江
  117. 灵隐寺的桂花落了一地
  118. 雷峰塔
  119. 天池之上
  120. 池海之酸菜鱼
  121. 双流,八角水寨微田园
  122. 我仰望虚空之时
  123. 过石龙门庄园的小姐楼
  124. 泉州拜蔡襄祠
  125. 开元寺见弘一法师
  126. 与东灵在天宝洞
  127. 在天宝洞酒店 3220 房间
  128. 我是一个忘恩的人
  129. 卷五 本象
  130. 春之咏
  131. 越人歌
  132. 我的火蛇

FAQ

What are the characteristics of Jin Lingzi's poetic style?
Jin Lingzi's poetry is known for its concision and restraint, with attention to imagery and verbal rhythm. It often blends classical atmosphere with modern consciousness, holding profound reflection within spare, clean lines.
How do the paintings in this book relate to the poems?
The paintings are not simple illustrations of the poems but another dimension of the author's artistic expression. Independent yet mutually resonant, the two together form an intertextual aesthetic whole.
Is this book suitable as a gift?
Elegantly produced and combining poetic sensibility with philosophical reflection, this book makes a fitting gift for friends or kindred spirits who love literature and art and value spiritual refinement.

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About the author

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Jin Lingzi is an author whose name appears in Chinese bibliographic records, but public information about her is currently limited: her nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not clearly documented. According to the library's holdings, she has one work to her name, Exception (Liwai), commonly classified under modern poetry. It can therefore be inferred that her writing falls mainly within the field of contemporary poetry, engaging with language and experience in poetic form. The title Exception itself suggests a stance of deviating from the norm and attending to the particular and the marginal, echoing the scrutiny of established modes of expression found among many modern poets. Because materials on her life, education, and writing chronology are lacking, her specific thematic concerns, linguistic style, and formal preferences cannot yet be described in detail, nor can her activities in the poetry world or awards be confirmed. Readers wishing to learn about this author may begin with the text of Exception, sensing through reading her diction, rhythm, and way of observing the world, and may watch for further works and materials that could gradually yield a fuller picture.

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