Marilyn Chin
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| Born | 1955 Hong Kong; |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
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Marilyn Chin (陈美玲) (born 1955) is an American poet.
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Life [edit]
She grew up in Portland, Oregon, after her family immigrated from Hong Kong. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa. [1]
Her awards include two National Endowment for the Arts grants, the Stegner Fellowship, the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, four Pushcart Prizes, and a Fulbright Fellowship.[2]
Her poetry focuses on social issues, especially those related to Asian American feminism and bi-cultural identity. [3] She currently teaches in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University.
Selected bibliography [edit]
- Poetry
- Dwarf Bamboo Greenfield Review Press, 1987, ISBN 9780912678719
- The Phoenix Gone, the Terrace Empty Milkweed Editions, 1994, ISBN 9780915943876; Milkweed Editions, 2009, ISBN 9781571314390
- Rhapsody in Plain Yellow W. W. Norton Limited, 2003, ISBN 9780393324532
- Fiction
- Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen. W. W. Norton & Company. 2009. ISBN 9780393077278.
- Edited Anthologies
- Victoria M. Chang, ed. (2004). "Forward". Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation. Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252071744.
- Dissident Song: A Contemporary Asian Anthology. Ed. Ken Weisner, Marilyn Chin, David Wong Louie. Quarry West, 1991
- Translations
- Qing, Ai. The Selected Poems of Ai Qing. Trans. Marilyn Chin and Eugene Eoyang. 1985.
- Yoshimasu, Gozo. Devil’s Wind: A Thousand Steps or More. Trans. Marilyn Chin. Oakland University Press, 1980.
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/90
- ^ Voices from the Gaps Biography
- ^ "Chin, Marilyn". Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature. Infobase Publishing. 2009. p. 107. ISBN 9781438109107.
External links [edit]
- Marilyn Chin's Official Website
- Chin's Profile at Modern American Poetry
- Essay by Chin on American Poetry
- Audio: Marilyn Chin reads the poem Blues on Yellow from Rhapsody in Plain Yellow
- Audio: Marilyn Chin reads an excerpt from Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen
- Academy of American Poets
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