Rong Zi
Chinese-born Taiwanese poet (1922–2021)
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Rong Zi (Chinese: 蓉子) was the pen name of Wang Rongzi (Chinese: 王蓉芷; 4 May 1922 – 9 January 2021), a Chinese-born Taiwanese writer who is considered to be a leading modern day Taiwanese poet.[1]
蓉子
Wang Rongzi | |
|---|---|
王蓉芷 | |
| Born | May 4, 1922 |
| Died | January 9, 2021 (aged 98) |
| Occupations | Writer, poet |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Rong Zi 蓉子 |
| Period | 1953–2021 |
| Genres | Modern Chinese poetry, prose, children's literature |
She was born in Jiangsu province and was educated in Christian primary and secondary schools. She continued her education at an agricultural college. She first worked as a teacher and then later at a radio station; she came to Taipei in 1949.[2] She retired from the Taipei International Telecommunications Bureau in 1976.[3]
She published her first book of poetry Qingniao ji (Blue Bird) in 1953. Rongzi married the poet Luo Men in 1955.[2] The couple has been called "the Brownings of Chinese Modern Poetry".[4] Besides several volumes of poetry, she also published essays and a volume of children's literature.[4] She received national and international awards for her work.[4]
Rong Zi returned to Jiangsu in 2019, to live with a relative. She died in Xuzhou on 9 January 2021.[5][6]
