Huang Shun 黄舜

Huang Shun, born in 1996 in Chengdu, is a poet and poetry scholar currently pursuing a PhD in literature at Southwest Jiaotong University. His poetry has appeared in numerous Chinese literary journals including Poetry Periodical, Stars, Yangtze River Review, Poetry Monthly, Caotang, Jiangnan Poetry, Poetry Tide, Beijing Literature, and Contemporary / Poetry.

About the art of writing poetry, Huang Shun says:

Ever since I began regarding poetry as my lifelong vocation, I have been convinced that a poetic sensitivity must lie at the core of my work, and that the craft of language itself is the highest form of ethics. For me, a powerful poem is about keen perception: it summons a moment of strangeness from the familiar routines of daily life, or uncovers a poetic glimmer within the ordinary. In addition, it should reflect fine workmanship, offer a novel linguistic form—after all, writing is a craft. Of course, it’s crucial that the craft serve precisely the act of perception and communication; it shouldn’t be excessive or contrived. With this as a foundation, I hope to address broader themes beyond myself, to write poems that only I can write but through which many people can pass.