The Magpie at Night

Auteur

Li Qingzhao (1084-1151), also known as Yi'an Jushi, is considered the greatest woman poet in Chinese history, though only two English translations of her works remain in print today. During her lifetime, she defied cultural expectations for women by writing and persevering through war, exile, imprisonment, and the loss of her fortune.

Wendy Chen is the author of the novel Their Divine Fires and the poetry collection Unearthings. She is the recipient of prizes and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, MacDowell, and elsewhere. Her work has been translated into multiple languages, and she has taught and spoken at the Academy of American Poets, Poets and Writers, Poetry Foundation, and Yale University. She is an assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is the editor of Figure 1.

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"A luminous new translation of an overlooked icon of Chinese literature"--