About the author

Xi Wa, about whom limited public information is available, is primarily known as a figure in contemporary Chinese poetry. Two of her works are held in this collection: Grinding the Mirror and In This World, for Real: Selected Poems by Five Poets (Volume 1), the latter being a multi-author anthology that presents her poems alongside those of other poets. Based on the available information, her writing belongs to modern poetry, with themes often drawn from everyday circumstances and inner experience. Her language tends to carry feeling through concrete imagery, preserving poetic tension within plain narration. Because no reliable records of her biography, nationality, or writing career have been found, a complete account of her poetic development is difficult to give. The inclusion of the above works nonetheless shows that her poems have entered the视野 of contemporary poetry anthologies and have attracted some reader attention. This introduction is based only on verifiable publication information and does not include unconfirmed personal details.

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Publishers

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing Ltd.