Chen Chen
Chen Chen (born March 9, 1989) is a Chinese-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
- 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Literature
- 2019 Pushcart Prize
- 2018 Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry
- 2018 Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) New Writers Award
- 2018 Finalist, Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry
- 2017 Longlisted, National Book Award
- 2016 Kundiman Fellow
- 2015 Finalist, Poetry Foundation's Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships[7]
- 2014 New Delta Review's Matt Clark Award in Poetry
- 2014 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize[8]
- 2014 Finalist, Narrative's 30 Below Contest
- 2011 Joyce Carol Oates Award
Books
- When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities (New York: BOA Editions, 2017)[4][9][10]
- Kissing the Sphinx (Two of Cups Press, 2016)[11]
- Set the Garden on Fire (Porkbelly Press, 2015)[12]
In anthology
- Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology (University of Georgia Press, 2018)[13]
References
- Siemsen, Thom (2017-03-09). "'Queer People are Making Beautiful Worlds:' Chen Chen on his Debut Poetry Collection". Out magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- 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.
- "Brandeis University English Department". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- "Full Bio". chenchenwrites.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- "Conversations with Contributors: Chen Chen (Poetry)". The Adroit Journal. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- "Infoxicated Corner: Interview with Chen Chen". The poetry blog. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- "2015 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship Winners Announced". Poetry Foundation. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- "Chen Chen". BOA Editions, Ltd. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- Teicher, Craig Morgan (February 8, 2017). "Poetry To Pay Attention To: A Preview Of 2017's Best Verse". NPR News. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- Lewis, Michelle (April 11, 2017). "WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A LIST OF FURTHER POSSIBILITIES: A review of Chen Chen's debut poetry…". Medium. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- "Kissing the Sphinx". porkbellypress.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- "Set the Garden on Fire by Chen Chen". The Rumpus.net. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- "UGA Press View Book". www.ugapress.org. Retrieved October 3, 2018.