The Guardian view on Chinese workers picking up the pen: poetry in motion | Editorial

A food delivery rider has won the country’s highest literary award. It is part of a growing trend for writing by labourers The hundreds of millions who have built modern China from the ground up – sweeping its streets, labouring in its factories and ferrying its goods – are often overlooked. Bu...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/22/the-guardian-view-on-chinese-workers-picking-up-the-pen-poetry-in-motion)