Zhang Er

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Zhang Er, a Shenzhen-based Chinese poet, is the author of three poetry collections. His work has been translated into English, French, Spanish, Hindi, Swedish, and Japanese. He is editor in chief of Enclave, a poetry journal he founded in 2012. He was an invited poet at poetry events in Stockholm, Gotland, and Uppsala in 2013, and at the 37th annual French/English Poetry Festival in Paris in 2014. He was awarded a Vermont Studio Center / Henry Luce Foundation Chinese Poetry & Translation Fellowship in 2018.

  • November 4, 2021 Zhang Er
    Dacheng Flour Factory, Shekou, Shenzhen / Photo by Chris / Flickr Every day, educated youth of the erstwhile industrial zone ride the sightseeing elevator, up and down, crowding into the skylark th…