About the author
Xi Du is a poet and poetry editor included in this Chinese book database; public information about him is limited, and no clear record of his biography is available. Judging from the eight works listed here, his writing and editorial work center roughly on two directions: poetry appreciation and poetic creation. On the one hand, he took part in compiling guidebooks such as Famous Writers Read Modern Poetry, Famous Writers Read Tang Poetry, Famous Writers Read Foreign Poetry, and Famous Writers Read Classical Prose, and is the author of Savoring Poetic Feeling: Close Readings of Masterpieces of Contemporary Poetry, which shows his skill in close reading and in clarifying poetic meaning. On the other hand, the volume Xi Du's Selected Poems in the Ivy Poetry Series (Peking University Volume) indicates that he also writes modern poetry himself. His works span classical poetry, modern poetry, and literary appreciation, with a rigorous and plain style that guides readers toward poetic feeling and literary context through specific texts. They are suitable for readers interested in reading and writing poetry.
Written (8)
Rating 3.6★ The Tao Te Ching and One Hundred Poems in Cursive Script 西渡 / 张桃洲 / 真真 Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House Co., Ltd. · 2026 Dao De Jing and One Hundred Poems in Cursive Script is a calligraphy collection presenting two important works of ancient Chinese culture, the Dao De … Rating 4.0★ Appreciating Poetic Sentiment: Close Readings of Famous Contemporary Poems 西渡 Peking University Press · 2025 This book collects 35 close-reading essays by 21 authors, covering 37 poems by 28 poets. These essays analyze the thought, artistry, and feeling of th… Rating 3.8★ Masters Read Modern Poetry 西渡 Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2024 To read classics is to read souls, to connect one person's life with the great tradition. This is exactly what the renowned poet Xi Du does in his edi… Rating 3.8★ Masters Read Tang Poetry 西渡 Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2024 To read classics is to read souls, to connect one person's life with the great tradition. This is exactly what the renowned poet Xi Du does in his edi… Rating 3.8★ Masters Read Foreign Poetry 西渡 Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2024 Foreign poetry, especially European and American poetry, is an extremely important part of the world literary heritage. It played a huge role in the b… Rating 3.7★ Masters Read Classical Chinese Prose (2) 西渡 Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2024 To read the classics is to read the soul, to connect a person's life with the great tradition. This is precisely the work undertaken by Renowned Write… Rating 3.7★ Masters Read Classical Chinese Prose (1) 西渡 Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2024 Compiled by Xi Du, *Reading the Classics with Masters (1)* introduces the long tradition of classical Chinese prose, whose many celebrated works have … Rating 3.8★ Ivy Poetry Series · Peking University Volume: Selected Poems of Xi Du 西渡 · 2019 In the 1980s, like tectonic movement across the Chinese land, ranges of poetry rose one after another. Peking University, Jilin University, Wuhan Univ…Publishers
Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House Co., Ltd.Peking University PressBeijing United Publishing Co., Ltd.