Chen Nianxi

Chen Nianxi (Chinese: 陈年喜; born February 5, 1970)[1] is a Chinese poet from Shaanxi, whose poetic genre is "migrant worker literature".[2]

Biography

Chen was born in Danfeng County, Shaanxi.[1] Following high school graduation in 1987,[3] Chen got married and worked as a farmer, and had a son in 1999.[2] Alongside publishing poetry in local publications,[4] he worked as a miner for approximately 15 years across China, particularly in the Qinling mountain range.[5]

In 2011, along with the growth of microblogging in China, he was able to reach a broader audience.[2] This eventually attracted the attention of Qin Xiaoyu, a film critic and producer, who profiled Chen in his 2015 documentary The Verse of Us.[2]

References
  1. Qiu, Sang (2021-11-03). "A Miner's Verse: Through Peril and Pain, Just Words Remain". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. Wang, Vivian (2021-11-13). "Deep Underground, a Chinese Miner Discovered Poetry in the Toil". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  3. "Sacrifice, Hope, and Desperation: Chinese Miner Poet Chen Nianxi On Life Underground". The World of Chinese. 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ""June Is Almost Done" by Nianxi Chen". Rattle. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  5. Ma, Zhenyi (2020-04-23). "雪花落在火焰上的声音 | 诗评_澎湃号·湃客_澎湃新闻-The Paper". The Paper. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
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