About the author

Yang Zhixue: public information about this author is limited, and his identity and personal history are not recorded in reliable sources. The works held in the library nonetheless give a general sense of his editorial and critical focus. He took part in compiling the 2024, 2016, and 2017 volumes of the annual China's Best Poetry, as well as the 2017 volume of China's Best Prose Poetry, showing a sustained and systematic attention to the yearly selection and review of contemporary poetry and prose poetry. Another work, Who Can Hold Back Time: An Appreciation of Zhao Lihong's Poetry, indicates that he is also engaged in close reading and commentary on poetry. His work centers on modern poetry and literary classics, with anthologies and appreciations complementing each other: the former present the annual landscape of new writing, while the latter guide readers toward a deeper understanding of individual poets and poems, contributing positively to the circulation and reception of contemporary poetry.

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Publishers

East China Normal University PressXinhua Publishing House