Zheng Danyi was in residence in late 2015. He has authored several books of poetry and has read his work internationally, in Canada, China, England, Germany, Hong Kong, and USA. His first love is painting, and during his stay in New Zealand, he gave an ink painting demonstration to the Art Club (through the Village Art Shop in Greytown), and displayed his paintings in Wellington (through the Confucius Institute of Victoria University). At NZPS, he was working on a book to be published in USA in 2016.