Chen Chen | |
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Born | Xiamen, China | March 9, 1989
Education |
Hampshire College (B.A.) Syracuse University (M.F.A.) Texas Tech University (Ph.D.) |
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Chen Chen ( Chinese: 陳琛; pinyin: Chén Chēn, 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.
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]
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Chen Chen | |
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Born | Xiamen, China | March 9, 1989
Education |
Hampshire College (B.A.) Syracuse University (M.F.A.) Texas Tech University (Ph.D.) |
Website | |
www |
Chen Chen ( Chinese: 陳琛; pinyin: Chén Chēn, 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.
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]
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