Yinchuan International Prize for Poetry is
poetry award established in
Yinchuan
Yinchuan (, ; ) is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, and was the capital of the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty. It has an area of and a total population of 2,859,074 according to the 2020 Chinese census, and its built- ...
, China, to recognize international and Chinese language poets of exceptional talent.
"Yinchuan News"
It is given for a volume of poetry. The work may be written in Chinese or translated into Chinese from another language.
"Poem Life"
The Prize is associated with Yinchuan Poetry Festival, which included such well known and beloved poets as
Duo Duo
Duo Duo or Duoduo (, born 1951) is the pen name of contemporary Chinese poet, Li Shizheng (栗世征), a prominent exponent of the Chinese Misty Poets (朦胧诗). Duo Duo was awarded the 2010 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
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and
Cai Tianxin as well as respected translators from European Languages into Chinese such as
Li Li.
''Poetry East/West Literary Journal”
This $10,000 cash prize is awarded to the winning poet. The award was organized by Wang Xiping, poet and journalist,
"Sina"
and sponsored by Zhang Shaohua, who provided 200,000 RMB to the poetry festival, prize, and banquet everyday throughout the festival.
"Daxi Awang"
Yinchuan International Prize: Past Winners
* Ilya Kaminsky (Russia/USA)
*Li Cheng-en (China)
* Maryam Ala Amjadi (Iran)
* Jiang Kuo (Taiwan)
* Yang Dian (China)
*
Li Li (Sweden)
References
Chinese literary awards
Poetry awards
Translation awards
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