Amy Uyematsu

Amy Uyematsu (born 1947) is a Japanese-American poet.

Biography

Growing up in Southern California, Uyematsu was torn between the Japanese culture of her family and the American culture of her environment, a conflict which has deeply influenced her poetry. She is also a high school math teacher and many of her poems reflect elements of math and quote mathematic equations. She has published three poetry books: "Nights of Fire, Nights of Rain", "30 Miles from J-town", and "Stone Bow Prayer" (Copper Canyon Press, 2005).

References

• Profile at Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Project

External links

• - Amy Uyematsu's reading at Ave. 50 Studio, Los Angeles, 9/27/08 - as featured on Poetry.LA
• - Amy Uyematsu's poem in Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (May 2009)