This article aims to explore the multiple meanings of the term "author" in the context of global-localization, through an aesthetic reading of a Poem, "Missing Person Poster," by Du Ye, a native poet from Taiwan. Firstly, it will do a brief retrospective reflection on the changing phases of this concept in Western culture, through a critical reading of Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of An Author, Maurice Blanchot's Michel Foucault's "Qu'est -ce qu'un auteur ?" Secondly, it will point out the different understanding of the term "author/authorship" translated as "zuozhe" in Chinese language and literature. The concept of "zuozhe" in Chinese culture never refers simply to the author as an isolated individual self, but reflects a profound relationship among the authors in tradition. The third, this article will re-read the aesthetic function of "author" as a creative agency in Du Ye's poems in the context of literary universality, to discuss the problematic of author's identity in Taiwan, as well as the issues of local writing in the context of World literature.
