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Chinese poetry

Poet Yu Xiuhua lives in her home village in China's Hubei Province. She became an internet sensation with the publication of her poem, "Crossing Half of China to Sleep With You."

1,200 years later, is Chinese poetry entering a new golden age?

Arts

‘China’s Emily Dickinson’ thrives along with a new generation of poets: Punk poets, micro-blogging poets and farm-girl poets. Annoyed traditionalists worry that poetry has become a little too popular and accessible. American poets may just look on in envy.