Wang Jibing is a 55-year-old delivery(投递) man living and working in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. One day in 2019, Wang had an unhappy experience. A customer left a wrong address. He searched three buildings and climbed eighteen floors before he finally delivered the food to the customer who scolded(责怪) Wang for arriving, late.
"I had argued with him, I might have got negative feedback(差评) and lost my job. I had no choice but to say sorry all the time, "I recalled Wang, who makes about 6, 000 yuan a month by delivering food.
On his way home that day, Wang wrote a poem, . Man in a Hurry, to express his feelings. Since then, Wang has been writing poems. Wang's poems are simple and real. He often shares them with his friends.
In 2022, one of Wang Jibing's friends posted Man in a Hurry online. It quickly, went viral (走红) and was viewed over 20 million times. The same year, Wang, published a collection of more than 180 poems, under the same title. His poems and stories deeply touched people who share similar struggles in their lives.
This April, Wang published his second poetry collection, titled I Love This World Clumsily, which includes about 130 poems.
So far, Wang has written about 4, 000 poems. "Those poems came to me naturally and I enjoyed writing them very much" he said. "However, the most important thing for me is to look after my family, so I will continue with my present job. "
"Poetry is like a break from stress and away to record my life. Although there is pain stressful situations, and struggles in life, poetry makes me confident and happy," says Wang.