He was taught to read and write by his father, and has written nearly 1,000 poems. Read more at straitstimes.com.
He cannot stand on his own or hold a pen, but a man with cerebral palsy in Shandong, China, has written hundreds of poems, and a play he dreams of seeing performed on stage.
“He started poking at the keypad with a chopstick, but later found it inconvenient and directly used the tip of his nose to type,” said his father, Mr Zhang Yonggui. “I don’t know literature, but I know the mountains and waters written by others have given him hope,” said Mr Zhang about his son.
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