吕进先生是我敬重的中国诗评家,我是2007年10月在第二届东南亚诗人大会上认识他的。那次会议在广东韶关举行,吕进先生为会议提供了论文《东南亚诗歌:本土与母土》。他写道:“东南亚是华文诗歌正在成熟的一个富有特色的组成部分,蕉风与华韵的交融富有艺术魅力。”在会议的闭幕式上,他又受邀为会议做学术总结。他的 Mr. Lu Jin is a respected Chinese poet and critic. I met him at the Second Southeast Asian Poet Conference in October 2007. That meeting was held in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province. Mr. Lu Jin provided a paper entitled “Southeast Asian Poems: Home and Mother Earth.” He wrote: “Southeast Asia is a distinctive component of the maturity of Chinese poetry, and the blend of artesian style and Hua Yun is full of artistic charm.” At the closing ceremony, he was invited to give an academic summary of the conference. his