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Chen Chen (Chinese: 陳琛; pinyin: Chén Chēn, born March 9, 1989) is an American poet. 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 Chen is a Chinese American poet and author of two books, Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency and When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities. He has received several awards and honors, including Pushcart Prizes and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship.
Chen Chen is a poet and author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities, which won the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize and was long-listed for the National Book Award. He is the Jacob Ziskind Visiting Poet-in-Residence at Brandeis University and lives in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Learn about Chen Chen, a Chinese-American poet who writes about identity, relationships, and humor. Discover his early life, education, famous poems, poetry style, and awards.
Chen’s work has appeared in many publications, including Poetry, Poem-a-Day, and The New York Tmes. His work is widely anthologized—these volumes include 100 Poems That Matter, 100 Queer Poems, Essential Queer Voices of U.S. Poetry, Bettering American Poetry , The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Best of the Net, and three editions of The ...
Jul 22, 2023 · Chen Chen. Chen Chen is the author of two books of poetry, Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency (BOA Editions, 2022) and When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities (BOA Editions, 2017), which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Thom Gunn Award, among other honors.
A poem celebrating queer youth and their love for ice cream sandwiches, floral shorteralls, and online quizzes. The poet challenges the stereotypes and prejudices of the previous generation and affirms the power and identity of the queer kids.
