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Poetry, translated by Keith Waldrop with Wang Ping, Iona Crook, Janet Tan, and Hil Anderson. Chinese dissident writer Xue Di, a native of Beijing, went into exile in the wake of Tian'anmen Square. After taking part in the 1989 demonstrations, and leaving China, he has since 1990 been a fellow in Brown University's Freedom to Write program. He has published two books of poems in Chinese, and is also known as an anthologist and critic. This collection is divided equally between poems composed in China and in America. 94pp. Burning Deck/Lost Roads 1998.
Synopsis
Poetry. Xue Di is a native of Beijing. After taking part in the 1989 demonstrations in Tian'anmen Square, he left China and, since 1990, has been a fellow in Brown University's Freedom to Write program. He has published two books of poems in Chinese, contributed to many magazines, and is also known as anthologist and critic. His collected poems and essays (3 volumes) are forthcoming in China.