The poetry of Ma Yan, born in 1979 in Sichuan province, has garnered
increasing attention in China since her untimely death in 2010. She
stands out as a poet who is simultaneously playful and fearless in her
explorations of subjectivity and inter-subjectivity, writing intimate
yet arresting poetry of great emotional breadth. Her work delves into
questions of gender, mental health, death, desire, physicality and our
personal interactions to show how they all shape the raw experience of
existence. I Name Him Me is the first collection of her poetry to
appear in English.