Wang Jiaxin 王家新

Wang Jiaxin is a poet, essayist, critic, and translator. He is the author of five collections of poetry, nine books of literary criticism, and two books of translation. Born in Hubei province in 1957, he studied Chinese literature at Wuhan University after university instruction resumed in the late 70s. He has taught creative writing at People’s University in Beijing for many years, and was made a full professor in 2006. His poems have been published in English, German, and other languages, and he has published translations of the works of Paul Celan. His best-known collections of poetry include Memorial (1985), Wandering Rocks (1997), Poems (2001), and Incomplete Poetry (2008).

王家新，诗人，散文家，评论家，翻译家。著有诗集五部，文学评论九本，译著两部。1957年生于湖北省。七十年代末恢复高考后就读于武汉大学中国文学专业。2006年被中国人民大学聘为教授，任教多年，主要讲授创意写作。他的诗集被译成英语、德语等多种文字，并出版了《保罗·策兰诗文选》翻译集。最著名诗集作品有《纪念》（1985）、《游动悬崖》（1997）、《王家新的诗》（2001）、《未完成的诗》（2008）。