Zou Shengnian, a native of Nanjing, China, holds a Master’s degree in literature from Beijing Normal University. Her works have appeared in publications such as People’s Literature, Poetry Journal, October, and Yangtze River Poetry Journal. She has received several awards, including the Poetry Journal Chen Zi’ang Annual Youth Poet Prize, the Yangtze River Annual Youth Poet Prize, the Purple Mountain Literary Award, the Li Bai Poetry Prize · New Talent Award, and the Youth Literature Award. Her published poetry collections include Catching the Divine Bird, Listening Tomb Figurine, and Small Peace. Her collection Catching the Divine Bird was selected as one of the “Top Ten Poetry Collections of 2024” by the Poetry Network of China.

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