伊沙，原名吳文健。男。1966年5月19日生於中國四川省成都市。1989年畢業於北京師範大學中文系。現居陝西省西安市，在某大學任教。已經出版的主要著作有：詩集《餓死詩人》《伊沙這個鬼》《野種之歌》《我終於理解了你的拒絕》《伊沙詩選》《我的英雄》《車過黃河》，長詩《唐》，詩歌專論集《十詩人批判書》（與人合著），散文隨筆集《一個都不放過》《被迫過著花天酒地的生活》《無知者無恥》，中短篇小說集《俗人理解不了的幸福》《誰痛誰知道》，長篇小說《江山美人》《狂歡》《中國往事》等。另有與人合集多部，外譯本《伊沙短詩選》（英文）《靈與肉的項目》（希伯來文）《第38屆鹿特丹國際詩歌節·伊沙》（英文）《第38屆鹿特丹國際詩歌節·伊沙》（荷蘭文），編著有《世紀詩典》《現代詩經》《被遺忘的經典詩歌》（上、下卷）等。還有作品被散譯為德、日、韓、瑞典、世界語。
曾獲《詩參考》“十年成就獎”暨“經典作品獎”、《山花》2000年度詩歌獎、首屆“明天額爾古納”中國詩歌雙年展“雙年詩人獎”等多種獎項。曾當選為《文友》《女友》評選的“讀者最喜愛的十佳詩人”（1993）、《世界漢語詩刊》評選的“當代十大青年詩人”（1998）、《羊城晚報》《詩歌月刊》等多家媒體評選的“中國當代十大新銳詩人”（2007）。曾應邀出席第16屆瑞典奈舍國際詩歌節、第38屆荷蘭鹿特丹國際詩歌節、第8、9、10屆亞洲詩人大會、首屆昆明“中國-北歐詩歌周”等國際交流活動。自上世紀80年代末迄今，一直活躍在中國詩壇上，引人矚目也飽受爭議，是非官方反學 院的“民間寫作”的代表詩人。
On May 19, 1966, Yi Sha (Wu Wen Jian) was born in Cheng Du City, Sichuan Province. In 1989 he graduated from Beijing Teacher”s University with a degree in Chinese Language and Literature. He currently lives in the city of Xian in Shanxisheng Province and teaches in Mou University. His major published works include: (Poetry) Starving Poets The Spirit of Yisha UntamedSong I Finally Understood Your Refusal Yisha”s Selected Poems My Hero The Chariot Crossed the Yellow River (Long Poem) Tang (Criticsim, a collaboration) A Critique of Ten Poets (Prose and Essays) A City Not Let Go Being Compelled to Live a Live of Debauchery Ignorant, Shameless (Short Stories) Happiness that Common People Don”t Understand Who Knows Who Aches (Novels) Beautiful Woman, Beautiful Land EcstasyChina”s Past (Translations) Yi Sha, A Short Collection (English)-- Project of Soul and Flesh (Hebrew) Poems by Yisha from the 38th Jie Rotterdam International Poetry Festival (Dutch) He has had the good fortune to also have works published in Swedish and other languages. His past prizes and awards include: (Poetry Reference Works) "10 Year Achievement Award" "Classical Works Award” (Shan Hua) "2000 Years Poetry Award"(First Prize) "Tomorrow You Receive the Ancient" "Annual Chinese New Year Exhibition"and several other such awards. (Feminist) "A Reader of Twenty Beautiful Poets" 1993;(Journal of Chinese Language) "Anthology of Ten Modern Young Poets 1998; (Cheng Yang Newspaper) (Poetry Monthly) by popular acclaim "Ten Vital Young Poets of Da Xin" 2007;Invitation to the 16th Swedish International Poetry Festival, the 39th Dutch International Poetry Festival, the 8th, 9th, and 10th Asia Poetry Conference, first Kunming "China and Northern Europe Poetry Week" with alternate locations. Yi Sha has been very active in the Chinese poetry circle from 1980”s till now. Being very popular and controversial at the same time, he is considered a representative poet of the "Folk Style Writing" which is anti-standard and anti-academia.