罗智成 Lo Chih-cheng

诗人、作家、媒体人、文创工作者、文化评论者。

1955年生于台北。台湾大学哲学系毕业，美国威斯康辛大学 (UW-Madison) 东亚语文系硕士，博士班肆业。曾任中时报系副刊主任、副总编辑、美商康泰纳仕杂志集团（VOGUE、GQ）编辑总监、桦舍文化事业总经理、《TO’GO》旅游杂志创办人兼发行人、象形文字传播公司负责人、FM91.7电台创办人兼台长、台湾创新发展公司董事兼策略长等。并于文化、东吴、辅大、元智、东华、师大等各大学兼任教职多年。

公职方面曾任台北市政府新闻处处长、驻香港光华新闻文化中心主任、中央通讯社社长等。现为故事云文化事业负责人。

出版有《光之书》、《倾斜之书》、《宝宝之书》、《黑色镶金》、《梦中书房》、《梦中情人》、《梦中边陲》、《地球之岛》、《透明鸟》、《诸子之书》、《迷宫书店》、《问津》、《荒凉糖果店》、《个人之岛》、《M湖书简》、《亚热带习作》、《南方朝廷备忘录》、《南方以南.沙中之沙》、《远在咫尺》、《预言又止》、《知识也是一种美感经验》、《诗绪》等诗集、故事、散文、评论、游记及旅游摄影集共二十余种。

作品曾获得多次时报文学奖、文艺协会新诗创作奖、优秀青年诗人奖、文化部出版金鼎奖、两次台湾文学金典奖等。 罗智成的文字风格整体而言神秘、深邃、原创、多元。一方面以独特的语法和惊人的想像力创造出各种文学胜境；一方面以精致的自省与洞察力从容出入于自我意识的边陲与核心；对年轻一代诗人有相当大的影响。

此外，他也拥有文学创作者少有的知性能量与思维训练，又广泛涉猎当代生活与文化议题，以进行所谓「丰盛人格」的自我塑造。

Poet, Writer, Media Professional, Cultural Creative, and Cultural Critic.

Born in Taipei in 1955, Lo Chih Cheng graduated with a degree in Philosophy from National Taiwan University and earned a Master’s in East Asian Languages and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), where he also pursued doctoral studies.

His distinguished career spans media, publishing, and academia. He served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Director of the Literary Supplement Department at China Times group, Editorial Director of Condé Nast Taiwan (“VOGUE”, “GQ”), General Manager of Hwashe Cultural Enterprise, Founder and Publisher of TO’GO Travel Magazine, Director of Pictograph Communications, Founder and Station Manager of FM91.7 Radio, and Director & Chief Strategy Officer of Taiwan Innovation and Development Company. He has also held adjunct teaching positions at universities including Chinese Culture University, Soochow University, Fu Jen Catholic University, Yuan Ze University, National Dong Hwa University, and National Taiwan Normal University.

In public service, Lo acted as Commissioner of Taipei City Government’s Department of Information, Director of the Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Center in Hong Kong, President of the Central News Agency. Currently, he is the Founder of Story Cloud Cultural Studio.

A prolific writer, Lo has published over 20 works spanning poetry, fiction, essays, criticism, travelogues, and photography collections, such as: “The Book of Light”, “The Book of Decline”, “The Book of Beloved”,“Black Inlaid with Gold”, “Study in Dreams”,“Lover in Dreams”, “Frontier in Dreams”,”Island of the Earth”, “Transparent Bird”, “The Book of Masters”, “The Labyrinth Bookstore”, ”Asking the Way”, “Desolate Candy Store”, “Island of the Self”, “Letters from Lake Mendota”, “Subtropical Sketches”, “Memoranda of the Southern Court”, “South of the South, Sand Within Sand”, “Far inside”, “Uncertain Prophesy”, “Knowledge as an Aesthetic Experience”, “A Beginning of Poetry.

His accolades include multiple China Times Literature Awards, the Chinese Literature and Art Association Poetry Award, Outstanding Young Poet Award, Golden Tripod Awards from the Ministry of Culture, and two Taiwan Literature Golden Classic Awards.

Lo’s writing is characterized by its “mystery, depth, originality, and versatility”. With a unique syntax and breathtaking imagination, he constructs unparalleled literary landscapes, while his refined introspection and insight navigate the peripheries and core of self-awareness. His influence on younger generations of poets is profound.

Beyond literature, he possesses a rare intellectual vigor and disciplined thinking among creative writers, engaging extensively with contemporary cultural discourse to forge what he calls a “richness of personality “—a lifelong pursuit of self-cultivation.