John Zheng is the author of several poetry collections including The Dog Years of Reeducation, A Way of Looking, and Delta Sun, editor of seven books including Sonia Sanchez’s Poetic Spirit through Haiku and Conversations with Lenard D. Moore, and coeditor of Dana Gioia: Poet & Critic and two other books. He received three poetry fellowships from the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Poetry:
- Still Motion (poems after Leo Touchet’s photographs). Photo Circle Press, 2024
- The Dog Years of Reeducation. Madville Publishing, 2023
- A Way of Looking. Silverfish Review Press, 2021
- Enforced Rustication in the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Texas Review Press, 2018
- The Landscape of Mind. Slapering Hol Press, 2001
- Delta Sun (a collection of haiku and photographs published as a digital book). Red Moon Press, 2018
- Just Looking. Buttonhook Press, 2023
- Delta Notes: Haiku. Buttonhook Press, 2022
Books Edited:
- Conversations with Lenard D. Moore. University Press of Mississippi, 2024
- Conversations with Jerry W. Ward. University Press of Mississippi, 2023
- Conversations with Dana Gioia. University Press of Mississippi, 2020
- Sonia Sanchez’s Poetic Spirit through Haiku. Lexington Books, June 2017
- African American Haiku: Cultural Visions. University Press of Mississippi, 2016
- Conversations with Sterling Plumpp. University Press of Mississippi, June 2016
- The Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku. University Press of Mississippi, 2011
Scholarly Books and Proceedings Coedited:
- Dana Gioia: Poet and Critic. Mercer University Press, 2024
- Conversations with Gish Jen. University Press of Mississippi, November 2018