About Wang Xiaoni
Born 1955. Wang Xiaoni is a Chinese writer and poet.
Wang Xiaoni (; 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 and won several awards. In 2015 the translation of her book Something Crosses My Mind by Eleanor Goodman was shortlisted for the International Griffin Poetry Prize. 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)
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Who is Wang Xiaoni?
Chinese poet (born 1955)
When was Wang Xiaoni born?
Wang Xiaoni was born in 1955 in Changchun.
What is Wang Xiaoni's occupation?
Wang Xiaoni is a writer and poet.
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Wang Xiaoni is Chinese.
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