Chen Chen (poet)

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Chen Chen
Chen at the 2017 Texas Book Festival
Chen at the 2017 Texas Book Festival
Born (1989-03-09) March 9, 1989 (age 35)
Xiamen, China
EducationHampshire College (B.A.)
Syracuse University (M.F.A.)
Texas Tech University (Ph.D.)
Website
www.chenchenwrites.com

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.

Life[edit]

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[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Set the Garden on Fire (Porkbelly Press, 2015)[10]
  • Kissing the Sphinx (Two of Cups Press, 2016)[11]
  • When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities (New York: BOA Editions, 2017)[3][12][13]
  • Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency (New York: BOA Editions, September 2022) [3]
  • Explodingly Yours (Ghost City Press, 2023)[14]

In anthology

  • Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology (University of Georgia Press, 2018)[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Siemsen, Thom (2017-03-09). "'Queer People are Making Beautiful Worlds:' Chen Chen on his Debut Poetry Collection". Out magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Full Bio". chenchenwrites.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  4. ^ "Conversations with Contributors: Chen Chen (Poetry)". The Adroit Journal. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  5. ^ "Infoxicated Corner: Interview with Chen Chen". The poetry blog. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  6. ^ "[a mango from the neighbor's tree] — a poem for the lickety~split".
  7. ^ "The Lickety Split". Twitter. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Chen Chen". BOA Editions, Ltd. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  9. ^ "2015 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship Winners Announced". Poetry Foundation. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  10. ^ "Set the Garden on Fire by Chen Chen". The Rumpus.net. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "Kissing the Sphinx". porkbellypress.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  12. ^ Teicher, Craig Morgan (February 8, 2017). "Poetry To Pay Attention To: A Preview Of 2017's Best Verse". NPR News. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Explodingly Yours". Ghost City Press. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  15. ^ "UGA Press View Book". www.ugapress.org. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
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