The Guardian view on Chinese workers picking up the pen: poetry in motion | Editorial

A food delivery rider has won the country’s highest literary award. It is part of a growing trend for writing by labourers The hundreds of millions who have built modern China from the ground up – sweeping its streets, labouring in its factories and ferrying its goods – are often overlooked. But they refuse to go unheard. Last week, a food delivery rider won China’s top literary award. Wang Jibing, 56, first caught attention when a poem about his experiences went viral in 2022. The following ...

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