Sue Zhu( 淑文), New Zealand-Chinese poet and painter.
She used to be TV presenter in China, now lives in Auckland. She is a member of the poetry
institute of China,
director of NZ Poem Art Association Incorporated,
honorary director of the US-China Cultural Association, One
of the founders
of “All Souls Poetry” club, Editor for some Chinese poetry clubs inChina,
USA and New Zealand. Her poems were published in
Chinese main newspapers and magazines. Some of her
poems were translated into English, French,Macedonia, Hindi languages and
published.She is a multiaward winner in the Chinese national
poetry competitions.
1. To My Daughter
In one afternoon
I wrote a long letter and sent a gift to You, my daughter
who are far away from me and just turned 16 years old
The choice apples throughout the ages
with their origins marked out one by one
One is from the distant East Eden
And a golden apple burning in a wedding banquet
Still another one handed into the dwarf’s window by an old lady
There is one that once appeared in Socrates’ class