Josh Stenberg is an Australian translator, writer, and scholar. He is an associate professor of Chinese at the University of Sydney. [1]
His translation of the poet Jiang Tao's For a Splendid Sunny Apocalypse was shortlisted for the Medal for Excellence in Translation, the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards and the Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation. [2] [3] [4]
Of his poetry collection Nibs & Nubs, Jean Kent writes "It is a book to read slowly, with awe for its poetic audacity and skill, and gratitude for its sharing of a gamut of emotion from grief to grace." [5]
In China, he is known for his promotion and translation of Kunqu and Liyuan opera. [6] [7]