Zhimin Li

I spent an afternoon with Zhimin Li, Chinese poet and scholar of American poetry, in Philly for a three day visit. On the right is another scholar, Jamie Tuo, whose Chinese name I never got. He's been here for six months. We talked about much and had a beer at McGlinchey's, a bar I first entered in 1982. No lushes, neither could finish a pint, though Zhimin praised the taste of Rolling Rock. Ronnie, the owner, "So you're back in this country?" "Yeah, I've been back, but I hardly drink anymore. I do miss this place." Not really. Ronnie said that Ruthy, a very cranky but lovable ex art student, would bartend that night. "I must come back to see her some other time."





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