Solomon Au Yeung Hok-him, a part-time student in the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary) programme at The Education University of Hong Kong, was recently named one of 15 Young Poets by the poetry periodical Shikan^* (《诗刊》) in mainland China.

The only Young Poet from Hong Kong, Au Yeung will attend the 34th Session of the Youth Poetry Meeting^# (第三十四届“青春诗会”), hosted by Shikan, which will be held in Anhui, China, this September. Poems written by Au Yeung will also be published as a collection. To read some of his selected works, please click here.

Meanwhile, Au Yeung has been invited to participate in the selection panel for another national poetry contest in the Mainland this year (2018年全国「大成诗社杯」青少年征文大赛).

Au Yeung is currently teaching at The Church of Christ in China Tai O Primary School, on Lantau Island, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in education at the University of Oxford. Au Yeung said he feels honoured and grateful for the numerous learning opportunities that have opened up a new world for him to explore.

^*Shikan, published since 1957, is a national-level periodical, featuring contemporary poetry, and the latest news and commentary in the poetry arena.

^#The Youth Poetry Meeting, first held in 1980, is an annual gathering, which provides a platform for selected young poets in mainland China and nearby regions to exchange and learn from each other.