Zang Di is one of the most prominent and dynamic poets in China today; he is the author of seven poetry collections and editor of several important anthologies and poetry series. Previously he edited Selected Poems of Rilke (in Chinese translation), co-edited Chinese Poetry Review and New Poetry Review. He is also co-founder and chief-editor of Poetry East West. He has won some major poetry awards in China and is considered to be one of the best ten poets and best ten critics in  the country. He obtained his PhD in Chinese Literature from Peking University in 1997 and has been teaching there since. He is currently teaching at Kanazawa University in Japan as a visiting professor. [Read]