On the one hand poetry is useless. It can't change the world materially. On the other hand it is a basic part of human existence. It came into the world when humans did. It's what makes human beings human. — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
“the bouquet Between me and the world you are a bay, a sail the faithful ends of a rope you are a fountain, a wind, a shrill childhood cry. Between me and the world you are a picture frame, a window a field covered in wildflowers you are a breath, a bed, a night that keeps the stars company. Between… — Bei Dao Copy Share
Being a poet in the States is quite different from being one in China, because in the States poetry depends on the universities for… — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
On the one hand poetry is useless. It can't change the world materially. On the other hand it is a basic part of human… — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
Perhaps the final hour is come I have left no testament Only a pen, for my mother I am no hero in an age… — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
The name Bei Dao was actually given to me with the help of friends. When we were publishing our unofficial magazine, Today, we wanted… — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
As a writer, the most important thing for me is to continue to write, no matter where I am. — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
I don't think of writing my poems for China or for the world. I mainly think of a small audience of friends and people… — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
Writing is the thing that sustains me and keeps me going. It is a form of self-preservation for me. — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
In the world I am Always a stranger I do not understand its language It does not understand my silence — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
Bei Dao became the most well-known name for me because of certain criticism of my work. Bei Dao was the name under which my… — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
