Being a poet in the States is quite different from being one in China, because in the States poetry depends on the universities for its support. They….

Perhaps the final hour is come I have left no testament Only a pen, for my mother I am no hero in an age without heroes I just want to be a man..

Bei Dao became the most well-known name for me because of certain criticism of my work. Bei Dao was the name under which my work was criticized. So I….

As a writer, the most important thing for me is to continue to write, no matter where I am..

Writing is the thing that sustains me and keeps me going. It is a form of self-preservation for me..

I don't think of writing my poems for China or for the world. I mainly think of a small audience of friends and people I know. I am writing for that ….

On the one hand poetry is useless. It can't change the world materially. On the other hand it is a basic part of human existence. It came into the wo….

The name Bei Dao was actually given to me with the help of friends. When we were publishing our unofficial magazine, Today, we wanted to avoid being ….

Freedom is nothing but the distance between the hunter and the hunted..

In the world I am Always a stranger I do not understand its language It does not understand my silence.