About
Chinese Romantic poet who is most remembered for a 1928 poem entitled "On Leaving Cambridge."
Before Fame
He studied at several Chinese and American universities before attending King's College, Cambridge, where his love affair with poetry began in earnest.
Trivia
He was killed in a plane crash at the age of thirty-four.
Family Life
His arranged marriage to Zhang Youyi produced two children. After divorcing Youyi, he married Lu Xiaoman.
Associated With
While a university student at Cambridge, Xu Zhimo found literary inspiration in the work of John Keats and other English Romantic poets.
