Shu Ting

Chinese · 1952–

Prominent Chinese poet of the Misty Poetry movement, celebrated for deeply personal, feminine lyricism that challenged collectivist literary norms.

“我如果爱你——绝不像攀援的凌霄花，借你的高枝炫耀自己。”
Chinese

“If I love you, I would never be a climbing trumpet creeper, using your tall branches to show off my height.”

To the Oak Tree

“我必须是你近旁的一株木棉，作为树的形象和你站在一起。”
Chinese

“I must be a kapok tree beside you, standing with you as the image of a tree.”

To the Oak Tree