Xi Murong

thumb|I am like a goldsmith hammering day and nightJust so I can extend painInto a gold ornament as thin as a cicada's wing Xi Murong (Chinese: 席慕容; pinyin: Xí Mùróng; born 1943) is a Taiwanese writer and painter. She is most famous for her poetry, especially the collections Qi li xiang (Seven-li scent) and Wuyuan de qingchun (Unregrettable Youth). Quotes If you ask me abruptlyWhy write poetryWhy not doSomething usefulThen I won't knowHow to answer youI am like a goldsmith hammering day and nightJust so I can extend painInto a gold ornament as thin as a cicada's wingI don't know if working so hardTo transform sorrows intoShimmering words and phrasesIs alsoBeautifully worthwhile. "Poetry's Value", in Where Books Fall Open: A Reader's Anthology of Wit & Passion (David R. Godine Publisher, 2003), p. 56 External links Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:Authors from Taiwan Category:Painters from China Category:Poets from China