Red Hen Press

Between Words is Qing Ping’'s second book of poetry, which is very different from his first collection. After 2007, he changed his style and speed. Since then, his poems have rapidly found their way onto the internet and display his use of varied personas and tones. Poet-critic Zang Di once considered him, “one of the few finest poets of our time.” Between Words contains the best of Qing Ping'’s creative outbursts during the last five years.

Private Life is Yuan Yongping's first collection of poetry, the best of her poems written in the past ten years. She considers herself a failure in life, except possessing this collection, which she believes both summarizes her writing career and marks an end to this period of her writing. Most of these poems are narratives of her daily life that include observations of her surroundings, readings, and thoughts. She is hoping to begin a new style of writing after this collection. Some of the poems in this book won her the Weiming Lake Poetry Prize in 2011 and a nomination for the Southern Poetry Prize in 2010. The nationally renowned poet Zhang Shuguang says Yuan Yongping finds deeper meaning in her ordinary, daily life and is brave in revealing her innermost feelings. Critic Zhou Zan praises her eye for detail and candid tone. Poet Sang Ke says Yuan Yongping's poetry is a rare thing in the northeast part of China.

The Empty Chair is Wang Dongdong's first book of poems written in the past ten years. He is regarded as a mature poet with a sharp mind. In China, his poetry is considered some of the finest craftsmanship of his generation. He has a unique sensitivity that brings an unusual quality to his poetry. Many of the poems in this book have been highly praised by his peers, as well as the older generation of poets in China.

Earthly Burdens is Gu Gang'’s first collection of poetry with ISBN, meaning he has previously self-published two books of poetry without ISBN. A poet from grass-roots, Gu Gang has experimented with various styles over the last thirty years on his own. He has never belonged to the intellectual writing, nor the spoken language group. He has overcome shallow lyricism early on and found his individual voice with a dual feature of both contemporary and classical tones. He focuses on the metropolitan city where he lives but presents a wasteland like Shanghai. With the publication of this careful selection of poems over a 30 year span, his work has finally caught nationwide attention in China.

Prelude is Xu Yue's first book of poetry. The poems in this collection were written from 2007 to 2012. They are highly lyrical, and contain a deeply troubled voice. Xu Yue reveals a different reality in his poetry where he carries an ongoing dialogue with what he considers his poetic family members, such as Paul Celan. His pure lyricism is rarely seen in today's poetry from China. Although he is not widely known due to the low profile he has maintained over the years, his work is highly regarded by the best poets in China.