In 2010, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who has called for political reforms in China for decades. Currently incarcerated as a political prisoner in China, he was unable to attend the peace award ceremony.  We talk with poet Jeffrey Yang who is editing a collection of Xiaobo's poetry to learn more about the prize winner's life and commitment to peace.  Also Chinese writer Tienchi Liao, a literary colleague of Xiaobo, details Xiaobo's key role in the Tiananmen Square turmoil of 1989, and offers perspective on Xiaobo's political writing.  Paul Ingles hosts.  There is a 29:00 version of this program also at PRX.

In 2010, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who has called for political reforms in China for decades. Currently incarcerated as a political prisoner in China, he was unable to attend the peace award ceremony.  We talk with poet Jeffrey Yang who is editing a collection of Xiaobo's poetry to learn more about the prize winner's life and commitment to peace.  Also Chinese writer Tienchi Liao, a literary colleague of Xiaobo, details Xiaobo's key role in the Tiananmen Square turmoil of 1989, and offers perspective on Xiaobo's political writing.  Paul Ingles hosts.  There is a 29:00 version of this program also at PRX.

In 2010, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who has called for political reforms in China for decades. Currently incarcerated as a political prisoner in China, he was unable to attend the peace award ceremony.  We talk with poet Jeffrey Yang who is editing a collection of Xiaobo's poetry to learn more about the prize winner's life and commitment to peace.  Also Chinese writer Tienchi Liao, a literary colleague of Xiaobo, details Xiaobo's key role in the Tiananmen Square turmoil of 1989, and offers perspective on Xiaobo's political writing.  Paul Ingles hosts.  There is a 29:00 version of this program also at PRX.