He Li
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He Li was a Chinese young poet, chairman of the China Nationwide High School Students Literature Association (全国中学生文学社联合会). His father is He Jiuying, a professor at Beijing University.
(北京大学附属中学) from 1984 to 1990. He began to write poems when he was 13 years old. He became one of notable young poets in the 1980s in China and was popular among many young readers.
He received his A.B.
degree from Beijing University in 1995, M.A degree from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1999, and J.D.
degree from Yale Law School
in 2003. After graduation, he worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell
, an international Law Firm. He was made partner at Davis Polk in 2011. His practice is primarily focused on capital markets.
, People's Literature
(人民文学), and other newspapers and journals when he was in middle and high schools. In 1988, when he was around 15 years old, his poems were published in Selected Poems of the Chinese Child Poets (中国小诗人诗选, ISBN 7-5007-0400-3).
He Li published his first collection of his poems, Shengming de Doudian (生命的逗点, ISBN 7-5301-0220-6), in 1990. Ke Yan
(柯岩), a Chinese poet, wrote the foreword
for this book.
He Li's another collection of poems, Chenchuan Hou de Hai (沉船后的海, ISBN 7-80581-707-3), was published in 1993 in The Fourth Generation of Poets Series (第四代诗人丛书).
Biography
He was educated at the High School of Peking UniversityHigh School of Peking University
The High School of Peking University , abbreviated as Běidàfùzhōng is the public high school affiliated to Peking University that offers 7th-12th grade education to a highly selected pool of students from across China and abroad....
(北京大学附属中学) from 1984 to 1990. He began to write poems when he was 13 years old. He became one of notable young poets in the 1980s in China and was popular among many young readers.
He received his A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree from Beijing University in 1995, M.A degree from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1999, and J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree from Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
in 2003. After graduation, he worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is an international law firm. The firm employs more than 800 attorneys worldwide and is headquartered in New York City. The firm represents many of the world's largest companies and leading financial institutions, and is best known for its corporate and litigation...
, an international Law Firm. He was made partner at Davis Polk in 2011. His practice is primarily focused on capital markets.
Poems
He Li published many poems and proses in China Youth DailyChina Youth Daily
The China Youth Daily is the official newspaper of Communist Youth League of China , and is a popular official daily newspaper and the first independently operated central government news media portal in the People's Republic of China.In 1980s it was regarded as the best newspaper in mainland...
, People's Literature
People's Literature
People's Literature was the first literary magazine to be created in communist China. The calligraphy for the title was done by Chairman Mao Zedong....
(人民文学), and other newspapers and journals when he was in middle and high schools. In 1988, when he was around 15 years old, his poems were published in Selected Poems of the Chinese Child Poets (中国小诗人诗选, ISBN 7-5007-0400-3).
He Li published his first collection of his poems, Shengming de Doudian (生命的逗点, ISBN 7-5301-0220-6), in 1990. Ke Yan
Ke Yan
Ke Yan is a Chinese writer.Ke Yan was born in the province Guangdong. Her father was a writer and a translator, and she has stated that she was first inspired by him to start writing. A playwright, novelist and poet, Ke Yan is famous for her textbooks and children's literature. She has also...
(柯岩), a Chinese poet, wrote the foreword
Foreword
A foreword is a piece of writing sometimes placed at the beginning of a book or other piece of literature. Written by someone other than the primary author of the work, it often tells of some interaction between the writer of the foreword and the book's primary author or the story the book tells...
for this book.
He Li's another collection of poems, Chenchuan Hou de Hai (沉船后的海, ISBN 7-80581-707-3), was published in 1993 in The Fourth Generation of Poets Series (第四代诗人丛书).
Selected publications
- 1990: Shengming de Doudian (生命的逗点), Beijing Children Press, ISBN 7-5301-0220-6.
- 1993: Chenchuan Hou de Hai (沉船后的海), Jieli Publishing House, ISBN 7-80581-707-3.
- 2003, "Cong Wenhua dao Baquan" (从文化到霸权, translation of "From Culture to Hegemony" by Dick HebdigeDick HebdigeRichard "Dick" Hebdige is an expatriate British media theorist and sociologist most commonly associated with the study of subcultures, and its resistance against the mainstream of society.-Life and career:...
), in Shi Mingdeng haishi Huanxiang (是明灯还是幻象, edited by Han ShaogongHan ShaogongHan Shaogong is a Chinese novelist and fictionist.Han was born in Hunan, China. While relying on traditional Chinese culture, in particular Chinese mythology, folklore, Taoism and Buddhism as source of inspiration, he also borrows freely from Western literary techniques...
and Jiang Zidan), Yunnan People's Press, ISBN 7-222-03433-1.