Move over Lord Byron here comes Fen Chou

Move over Lord Byron here comes Fen Chou.

A  furious ethnic scandal in the world of poetry.:   a white guy got his poem accepted in the 2015 edition of Best American Poetry by

writing under the pen name, “Yi-Fen Chou.” A poem rejected by 40 journals under the name “Michael Derrick Hudson” suddenly became more liked by the editors.

Isnâ€t the 2015 edition of Best American Poetry precisely where you would expect to see runaway political correctness? Be bothered by this, but donâ€t be surprised. For better or worse, the editor of the book comes out and addresses his thinking process openly and honestly:

I did exactly what that pseudonym-user feared other editors had done to him in the past: I paid more initial attention to his poem because of my perception and misperception of the poetâ€s identity. Bluntly stated, I was more amenable to the poem because I thought the author was Chinese American . .

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Firenze Sage:   National review actually reviewed and found this bit of …..  depravity.

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/09/10/439247027/why-a-white-poet-posed-as-asian-to-get-published-and-whats-wrong-with-that

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below is a poem by Lord Byron

BY LORD BYRON (GEORGE GORDON)

She walks in beauty, like the night

   Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all thatâ€s best of dark and bright

   Meet in her aspect and her eyes;

Thus mellowed to that tender light

   Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,

   Had half impaired the nameless grace

Which waves in every raven tress,

   Or softly lightens oâ€er her face;

Where thoughts serenely sweet express,

   How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and oâ€er that brow,

   So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,

The smiles that win, the tints that glow,

   But tell of days in goodness spent,

A mind at peace with all below,

   A heart whose love is innocent!

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