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Yi Sha

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Yi Sha:  (b.1966), in Chengdu, Sichuan, with Han and Kazakh heritages.  Lives and teaches in Xi’an.  Poet, writer, critic, and editor.  Has published many books of poetry, novels, and essays, including Starve the Poet, Stutter, Train Passing the Yellow River, Song of Bastard, and many others.  His work has been translated in English, German, Hebrew, and Japanese.  He’s known as China’s Allen Ginsberg, for his rebellious writing.

Wang Ping

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Wang Ping:  was born in China and came to the United States in 1985.  She is the recipient of NEA, the Bush Artist Fellowship for poetry, the McKnight Fellowship for non-fiction, and many others.  She received her Distinct Immigrant Award in 2014 and Venezuela International Poet of Honor in 2015.  She is the Minnesota Port Laureate, 20212023, appointed by International Beat Poetry Foundation.  She has authored 15 books of poetry and prose, including My Name is Immigrant, poetry, Hang Loose Press 2020 and Life of Miracles along the Yangtze and Mississippi, AWP Creative non-fiction award, University of Georgia Press 2018.