Literary Garden

Through the dissection and analysis of classic short stories from famous writers, JingNianLi introduces you to the six dimensions of short story creation: narration, plot, characters, dialogue, mood and atmosphere, and theme.

What do poetry and photography have in common? What are the aperture and shutter of poetry? What is popular poetry? Is writing poetry difficult? How can poetry capture emotions?

Yue Tao currently resides in the Netherlands. He has published the novels “Red Cricket” and “A Night’s Difference”, with “Red Cricket” translated into English and Dutch. Her third novel, “The Next to Disappear”, will be released this year.

Zhao Yan, female, born in 1974, is a writer currently living in Spain. She is the author of the novels “The Imposter” and long essays “The Metaphor of the Body” and “We Are All Second-hand Animals,” among others. Writer Interview, co-hosted by the Australian Chinese Writers Association.