The incarcerated mainland Chinese journalist Shi Tao may be rotting in prison thanks to having been ratted on by the US technology giant Yahoo, but his poetry is freely traveling the world through ...

Of late, authorities even allowed Shi to write, Botsford Fraser said. In October 2010, when he learned that Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident, received a Nobel Peace Prize, he composed a poem which ...

The movie’s Chinese name, “30,000 Miles from Chang An,” is taken from a poem by Ming Dynasty poet Chen Zilong, in which Chang’an represents the ideals of the Tang poets. The film has received rave ...

What did poetry mean to the ancient Chinese? Confucius (551-479 BC) offered an answer. "Poetry can inspire the mind, offer insight, foster social connection, and give voice to discontent," he ...

A Chinese journalist jailed for eight years for leaking government restrictions on reporting is now free. Shi Tao’s early release was announced by the writers’ organization PEN International ...