Chen Chen

Chen at the 2017 Texas Book Festival

Chen Chen (born March 9, 1989) is an American poet.[1] His book, When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities, has been longlisted for the 2017 National Book Awards.[2] Starting in Fall 2018, Chen will serve as the Jacob Ziskind Poet-in-Residence at Brandeis University.[3]

Life

Chen was born in Xiamen, China and grew up in Massachusetts. After graduating from Newton North High School, he received his B.A. in creative writing and Asian/Pacific/American Studies at Hampshire College in 2011, and his M.F.A. from Syracuse University in 2014.[4] Chen is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in English and creative writing at Texas Tech University, where he is a part-time instructor in composition.[5]

His work has appeared in Poetry, The Massachusetts Review, Drunken Boat, Best of the Net, The Best American Poetry, The Academy of American Poets, and elsewhere. He has served as a poetry editor for Salt Hill Journal, and currently serves as editor-in-chief of Underblong and managing editor for Iron Horse Review.[6]

Awards and fellowships

Books

  • When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities (New York: BOA Editions, 2017)[4]
  • Kissing the Sphinx (Two of Cups Press, 2016)[9]
  • Set the Garden on Fire (Porkbelly Press, 2015)[10]

In anthology

  • Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology (University of Georgia Press, 2018)[11]

References

  1. ↑ Siemsen, Thom (2017-03-09). "'Queer People are Making Beautiful Worlds:' Chen Chen on his Debut Poetry Collection". Out magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  2. ↑ Kellogg, Carolyn (2017-09-13). "The 10 poets on the longlist for the 2017 National Book Award". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  3. ↑ "Brandeis University English Department". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. 1 2 "Full Bio". chenchenwrites.com. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  5. ↑ "Conversations with Contributors: Chen Chen (Poetry)". The Adroit Journal. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  6. ↑ "Infoxicated Corner: Interview with Chen Chen". The poetry blog. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  7. ↑ "2015 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship Winners Announced". Poetry Foundation. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  8. ↑ "Chen Chen". BOA Editions, Ltd. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  9. ↑ "Kissing the Sphinx". porkbellypress.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  10. ↑ "Set the Garden on Fire by Chen Chen". The Rumpus.net. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  11. ↑ "UGA Press View Book". www.ugapress.org. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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