Spotlight on Contemporary Chinese Poetry

Zhou Yaping is…"an experimental avant-garde poet, one of the main representatives of Chinese language poetry" - J.H. Prynne, British poet
If the Wheat Dies launch included an online poetry reading and discussion with Zhou Yaping and his translator Suzanne Zheng, attended by those interested in Chinese culture and publishing and international students of Chinese. There was an introduction by Paul Manfredi, Professor of Chinese at Pacific Lutheran University, author of Modern Poetry in China: A Visual-Verbal Dynamic and the event was hosted by Alicia Liu of Singing Grass.

TREADING NEW TERRITORY: BRIDGING THE CULTURE GAP BETWEEN CHINA & THE WESTERN WORLD

Founder and Managing Director of Singing Grass Communications, Alicia Liu, reveals what key trends are driving change in the Chinese market, and the reason why brands find China such a tricky territory to crack.

London to New York, Dickens to Beckham: Liu tells us how her grandfather’s literary influence lead her to leave Beijing and pursue her passion to bridge the gap between China and the Western world.

China on the Global Art Scene

Singing Grass is proud to be a longtime supporter of Aktis gallery, showcasing ‘China on the Global Art Scene’ for Asian Art in London 2021, featuring three of the most influential Chinese émigré artists of the 20th century: Zao Wou-ki (1921-2013), Wang Keping (b.1949) and Gao Xingjian (b.1940), as part of Asian Art in London 2021.

Reverse Mentorship: What tomorrow’s publishing stars can teach us today

Are experience and seniority the only sources of wisdom? What can we learn from each other in a rapidly changing world?

Alicia Liu, founder of Singing Grass, spoke in a joint Masterclass by International Publishers Association - PublisHER and the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse) about how publishing businesses can benefit from letting younger professionals take the lead where they are strongest.