Chen Chen (poet) explained

Chen Chen
Birth Date:9 March 1989
Education:Hampshire College (B.A.)
Syracuse University (M.F.A.)
Texas Tech University (Ph.D.)
Birth Place:Xiamen, China

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, was longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award for Poetry.[2] Chen serves on the poetry faculty for the low-residency MFA programs at New England College and Stonecoast.[3] He served as Jacob Ziskind Poet-in-Residence at Brandeis University from 2018-2022.

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.[3] Chen completed his Ph.D. in English and creative writing at Texas Tech University, where he was a part-time instructor in composition.[4]

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.[5] He also edits "the lickety split", a Twitter-based journal that "only publishes poems that fit in a single tweet",[6] alongside his fictional assistant editor Gudetama the Egg.[7]

Awards and fellowships

Books

In anthology

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Queer People are Making Beautiful Worlds:' Chen Chen on his Debut Poetry Collection. Thom. Siemsen. 2017-03-09. 2017-03-23. Out magazine.
  2. News: The 10 poets on the longlist for the 2017 National Book Award. Kellogg. Carolyn. 2017-09-13. Los Angeles Times. 2017-09-13. en-US. 0458-3035.
  3. Web site: Full Bio. chenchenwrites.com. en. 2017-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170323142747/http://chenchenwrites.com/bio. 2017-03-23. dead.
  4. News: Conversations with Contributors: Chen Chen (Poetry). The Adroit Journal. 2017-03-25. en-US.
  5. News: Infoxicated Corner: Interview with Chen Chen. The poetry blog. 2017-03-25. en-US.
  6. Web site: [a mango from the neighbor's tree] — a poem for the lickety~split .
  7. Web site: The Lickety Split . Twitter . 30 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Chen Chen. BOA Editions, Ltd.. 2017-03-23.
  9. Web site: 2015 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship Winners Announced. 2017-03-25. Poetry Foundation. en-us. 2017-03-25.
  10. Web site: 2023-01-29 . 2023 Notable Books List Announced: Year’s Best in Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry . 2024-07-07 . RUSA Update . en-US.
  11. Web site: Foundation . Poetry . 2024-07-06 . Chen Chen . 2024-07-07 . Poetry Foundation . en.
  12. News: Set the Garden on Fire by Chen Chen. 2016-03-11. The Rumpus.net. 2017-03-23. en-US. mdy-all.
  13. Web site: Kissing the Sphinx. porkbellypress.com. en. 2017-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170323150529/https://porkbellypress.com/tag/kissing-the-sphinx/. 2017-03-23. dead.
  14. News: Poetry To Pay Attention To: A Preview Of 2017's Best Verse. Teicher. Craig Morgan. February 8, 2017. NPR News. en. 2019-05-21. mdy-all.
  15. Web site: WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A LIST OF FURTHER POSSIBILITIES: A review of Chen Chen's debut poetry…. Lewis. Michelle. 2017-04-11. Medium. 2019-05-21. mdy-all.
  16. Web site: Explodingly Yours . 2024-01-18 . Ghost City Press . en-US.
  17. Web site: UGA Press View Book. www.ugapress.org. 3 October 2018. mdy-all.

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