Xi Xi (1937-2022) was one of the most influential contemporary Hong Kong authors. She devoted her whole life to the writing of Hong Kong, and her works have drawn world’s attention to Hong Kong literature.
The Hong Kong Poetry Festival Foundation holds five in-person and virtual activities under the program title of “Xi Xi ∙ Spring Vista” in March 2023 as part of the International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong series. The in-person activities in Hong Kong will be recorded and streamed on Ifengculture and other platforms. A number of international and local scholars, translators, authors, and artists will join together to celebrate Xi Xi’s literary works. These five activities include “An Exhibition of Correspondences between Xi Xi and Chinese Writers”; “Xi Xi and the World”; “Xi Xi and Translation”; “The Museum of Innocence – In Memory of Xi Xi”; “Xi Xi ∙ Music and Poetry Night.” The Music and Poetry Night will feature a chamber opera Women Like Us, which is based on short stories by Xi Xi.
We strive to contribute our event to maximizing Xi Xi’s literary influence in Hong Kong and the world. And we invite you to commemorate this great Hong Kong writer whose literature anticipates a future of hope for the city.
IPNHK: https://ipnhk.org
Organiser: Hong Kong Poetry Festival Foundation
Co-organiser: Faculty of Arts, CUHK; Ifeng
Partners: CUHK Library; The Centre for Cultural Studies, CUHK; School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University; Today Literary Magazine; Voice and Verse Poetry Magazine; Librairie Avant-Garde, Nanjing; The Zall Bookstore, Wuhan; Paper Times Bookstore, Xiamen; Retro Bookstore, Hangzhou; A Space for Art and Creativity, Shenzhen; In The Mirror, Changsha
西西（原名張彥）(1937-2022)是香港當代最具影響力的詩人、作家之一。她一輩子紮根香港，專注創作頗具香港在地特色的文學藝術作品，並讓香港文學為世界文學所矚目。
作為香港國際詩歌之夜系列的一部分，香港詩歌節基金會將在2023年3月舉辦以「西西∙春望」為名的五場線上線下公益文化活動。在香港的現場活動將錄制並在鳳凰網和其他平台上播放。本次活動邀請國際和本地的學者、翻譯家、作家和藝術家。系列活動包括「像她這樣的一位作家：西西藏品展」，「西西與世界」，「西西與翻譯」，「純真博物館·憶西西」，「西西∙音樂詩歌之夜」。其中，「音樂詩歌之夜」將上演根據西西的短篇改編的室內歌劇《兩個女子》。
我們希望通過這些活動可以讓西西這樣一位香港本土的藝術家得到更多國際關注，深度進入香港當代讀者的視野。同時，讓更多的讀者更好地瞭解、欣賞這份香港獨有的文學意蘊，讓香港文化更好地融進海內外讀者的精神生活。我們誠邀您來共同紀念這位非凡的香港作家，她的文學作品里蘊含著這個城市未來的希望。
香港詩歌節基金會：https://ipnhk.org
主辦方：香港詩歌節基金會
合辦方：香港藝術發展局，香港中文大學文學院，鳳凰網文化
協辦方：香港中文大學圖書館，香港中文大學文化研究中心，香港浸會大學傳理學院，《今天》雜誌，《聲韻詩刊》，南京先鋒書店，武漢卓爾書店，廈門紙的時代書店，臨海再望書苑，深圳飛地人文美學生活空間，長沙鏡中書店。