Yuan Xin
Yuan Xin: from Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Poet, critic, and associate professor of Chinese literature in Nanjing, published widely in China. Her second poetry book, The Red Horse from My Destiny is forthcoming from Writers’ Press in 2022.
He Xiaozhu
He Xiaozhu: (b.1963), Contemporary Chinese poet and novelist. He was a part of the 1980s Third Generation avant-garde poetry movement, and leader of the Not-Not school of poetry. His poetry collections include Dreaming of Peace as Apples and Fish, and Six Verbs, or Apples. In 2016 he was invited to the Vermont Art Center for a one month writing residency. He now lives in Chongqing and Chengdu.
Wu Xiangyang
Wu Xiangyang: (b.1965), a native to Zigong, Sichuan, started writing poetry in 1983 when studying in Sichuan International Studies University. In 1987, he began his study of poetry criticism at Chinese New Poetry Institute, Southwest Normal University. He teaches in university and resides in Chongqing, China.
An Wanmei
An Wanmei: (b.1964) nicknamed Little An. She studied medicine and has worked as a nurse for over 30 years. She began writing poetry in 1985, as well as novels. Collections of her poetry include, The Woman Who Plants Tobacco and Waiting for the Drinker. A collection of her short stories is titled We’re a Mental Hospital.