Quote of the day
There is not only no free state which would now establish it, but there is no slave state, which, if it had had the free alternative as we now have, would have founded slavery.
Ha Jin

Born: February 21, 1956 (age 69)
Bio: Jīn Xuěfēi is a contemporary Chinese-American poet and novelist using the pen name Ha Jin. Ha comes from his favorite city, Harbin. His poetry is associated with the Misty Poetry movement.
Known for:
- War Trash (2004)
- The Bridegroom (2000)
- A Map of Betrayal (2014)
- Ocean of Words (1996)
- A Good Fall: Stories (2009)