Wang Xiaoni
Chinese poet (born 1955)
Wang Xiaoni (Chinese: 王小妮; pinyin: Wáng Xiǎoní; born 1955) is a Chinese poet.
Xiaoni graduated from Jilin University in 1982 where she was a literary editor and worked for a film studio. In 1985, she settled in Shenzhen and became a professor at Hainan University. She has published over 25 books of poetry[1] and won several awards.[2] In 2015 the translation of her book Something Crosses My Mind by Eleanor Goodman was shortlisted for the International Griffin Poetry Prize.[3] Other translations of her work have been published by poet Pascale Petit.
Published works
- My Selected Poems (1986)
- On Visiting Friends (1992-1993)
- Exile in Shenzhen (1994)
- My Paper Wraps My Fire (1997)
- Something Crosses My Mind (2014)
References
External links
- Poetry International Web
- http://www.pen.org/poetry/selected-poems-wang-xiaoni
- http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/books/article/1585822/poetry-review-something-crosses-my-mind-wang-xiaoni
- Paper Republic
- School of Chinese - The University of Hong Kong Website