Chen I-chih’s poetry has garnered numerous awards in his home country of Taiwan. Combining classical elements of Chinese poetry with modern images and subjects, his poems, even by their titles ( Alzheimerian Love,
Black Hole,
I Think and I Worry, and Journal of an Exterrestrial ) reveal contemporary themes, which he often treats in traditional perspectives. The Tawianese Literature Series, edited by University of Southern California professor Dominic Cheung, has published to date two other volumes: Erotic Recipes by Chiao T'ung and Drifting by Dominic Cheung. Others are planned.