Recently, Yucheng Tao’s poem blue horse was published in Synchronized Chaos, an international interdisciplinary journal of literature and the arts, marking another development in his recent record of international literary publications. Since his modern poem Apocalypse-Skull-God was confirmed for publication by Wingless Dreamer in September 2024, Tao has formally entered the international context of modern poetry publication. Around the same period, his work She was also published in VerbalArt. Within nearly half a year, multiple works have successively appeared on international literary platforms of different types and national backgrounds, forming a relatively concentrated pattern of publication.
As the platform for this latest publication, Synchronized Chaos is an international interdisciplinary creative arts journal focusing on art, music, culture, science, and literature. With participation from international writers and editors, the journal covers a wide range of forms, including poetry, fiction, nonfiction writing, reviews, digital art, and other creative works. Its cross-media and cross-genre nature provides a space for creators from different regions to reach international readers. The publication of blue horse in this journal has also brought Tao’s poetry into a more multicultural international literary and artistic context.
At the starting point of Tao’s international modern poetry publication trajectory, Apocalypse-Skull-God carries clear symbolic significance. In September 2024, the work was confirmed for publication by Wingless Dreamer, becoming his debut work. Centered on the image of the “Skull-God,” the poem explores themes such as disease, disaster, desire, and social crisis, presenting distinct features of modern poetry in its symbolic structure, linguistic intensity, and density of thought.
Wingless Dreamer Publisher was founded by Indian writer Ruchi Acharya, whose works have appeared in more than 100 journals worldwide. According to CLMP records, the platform was established in 2019 and publishes essays, fiction, poetry, and visual art, providing an English-language literary and artistic publication space for international creators. The confirmation of Apocalypse-Skull-God for publication on this platform marked the first time Tao’s work entered an international English-language literary publication channel in the form of modern poetry.
Around the same period, Tao’s work She was published in VerbalArt, a peer-reviewed, print, biannual journal published by Authorspress in New Delhi, India. The journal focuses on poets, poetry, and poetry criticism, and has clearly stated submission guidelines, editorial mechanisms, and publication ethics. It therefore carries a relatively formal journal character and a distinct professional orientation toward poetry. The publication of this work further enriched Tao’s continuous record of publication shortly after he entered the international modern poetry context.
From Wingless Dreamer to VerbalArt, and then to Synchronized Chaos, Tao has been published within nearly half a year on three international literary platforms with different backgrounds, respectively corresponding to a literary publishing platform, a professional poetry journal, and an interdisciplinary arts journal. The appearance of these three works within a short period across platforms with different national backgrounds, editorial mechanisms, and content orientations has formed a public and traceable record of international publication. It also shows that Tao’s poetry possesses a certain level of readability, expressive force, and cross-cultural presentability in different literary contexts.
This stage of development did not emerge by chance, but is closely connected to Tao’s long-term creative accumulation and educational background. Over the years, Tao has consistently maintained his commitment to literary expression while also receiving systematic music training. His studies have involved not only music itself, but also lyric writing and composition. English lyric writing and English poetry share common ground in linguistic rhythm, organization of imagery, emotional condensation, and structural arrangement, which provided an important foundation for his transition toward modern poetry writing.
Overall, the publication of blue horse is not only a new development in Tao’s recent creative work, but also makes his record of continuous publication after entering the international modern poetry context more complete. The publication of multiple works on different types of international literary platforms within nearly half a year has further enhanced his visibility in the field of international literary publication. This record also indicates that his multiple publications within a short period were not merely accidental, but rather the concentrated result of long-standing literary interest, English writing training, music study, and sustained creative practice.
