Shu Ting

Shu Ting (; born 1952 in Jinjiang, Fujian) is the pen name of Gong Peiyu , a modern Chinese poet associated with the Misty Poets. She began writing poetry in the 1970's and later had her works published. Upon her return to Fujian, she took up job positions at a cement factory, a textile mill, and a lightbulb factory.

She began to write poetry and, in 1979, published her first poem and was one of the first people to have her work published in the underground journal Jīntiān She became part of the group known as the Misty Poets.

In the early 1980s, she achieved prominence as the leading female representative of the Misty Poets. She was the only Misty Poet given official government support. Because of this she worked clandestinely with other poets such as Gu Cheng and Bei Dao. Her first collection, Shuangwei Chuan appeared in 1982, as did a joint-collection with Gu Cheng.

During the "anti-spiritual pollution" movement that was launched in 1983, she, like other writers that were thought to be subversive by the state, was heavily criticized. Following this, she published two collections with poetry: Hui changge de yiweihua and Shizuniao.

Works

The mist of my heart: selected poems of Shu Ting, Translator William O'Donnell, Panda Books, 1995, Book: Shu Ting: Selected Poems (ed. by Eva Hung). Hong Kong: Renditions Paperbacks, 1994. Shu,Ting. Shuang Wei Chuan. Shanghai: Shanghai wen yi chu ban she, 1982. Print.

Writing style Shu Ting's writing style is known to be very straightforward. Andrea Lingenfelter's describes Shu Ting in her review of Selected Poems. An Authorized Collection by Eva Hung: "her attitude [as] idealistic, patriotic, and yet apolitical. In terms of form, the poet takes few, if any, risks."

Anthology inclusions