How a delivery driver and poet won one of China's highest honors in literature

NPR | By Rob Schmitz,

Daniel Ofman, Michael Levitt

Published August 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM EDT

Wang Jibing, a writer and delivery driver, has won one of China's most prestigious award for poetry. Professor Eileen Cheng-yin Chow of Duke University explains why his work has had such huge impact.

Rob Schmitz

Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin.

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