PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1999) Winner
Koon Woon
クーン・ウーン
Koon Woon
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-01-01 （a small village near Guangzhou, China）
- Nationality
- Chinese-American
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Residence History
- Chinatown, Seattle, Washington, USA
Career
- Occupations
- poet, editor, mentor, student
- Affiliations
- Chrysanthemum (editor), Five Willows Literary Review (editor)
- Influenced By
- John Wisdom
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington | (took courses in Mathematics and Philosophy) | Department of Mathematics / Department of Philosophy (courses) | — | 1960年代後半 - 1970年代初頭（在籍・履修） | United States |
| University of Oregon | — | — | — | 移籍（年代不詳） | United States |
| Antioch University Seattle | — | — | 学士 | 回復後に在籍（年代不詳） | United States |
| Fort Hays State University | — | — | 修士 | 在籍（年代不詳） | United States |
University of Washington
(took courses in Mathematics and Philosophy)
/ Department of Mathematics / Department of Philosophy (courses)
Period:
1960年代後半 - 1970年代初頭（在籍・履修）
Country:
United States
Enrolled in courses in mathematics and philosophy
University of Oregon
Period:
移籍（年代不詳）
Country:
United States
Noted to have been influenced by John Wisdom
Antioch University Seattle
Degree:
学士
Period:
回復後に在籍（年代不詳）
Country:
United States
Earned a bachelor's degree after recovering from a long-term mental illness
Fort Hays State University
Degree:
修士
Period:
在籍（年代不詳）
Country:
United States
Earned a master's degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | — | — | PEN Oakland | 受賞 |
| — | American Book Award | — | — | Before Columbus Foundation (awarder) | 受賞 |
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
受賞
American Book Award
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation (awarder)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Truth in Rented Rooms
1998 PoetryA poetry collection weaving urban life, memory, and immigrant experience.
immigrationmemoryurban life
Water Chasing Water
2013 PoetryA collection of poems exploring fluidity and interconnected personal histories.
fluiditypersonal historyconnection
Paper-son Poet: When rails were young...
2016 Poetry / MemoirPoems and memoir pieces reflecting on immigrant family history and personal origins.
family historyimmigrationidentity
Rice Bowls: Previously Uncollected Words of Koon Woon
2018 Poetry / ProseA selection of previously uncollected poems and short pieces.
everyday lifefood culturememory
Bibliography
- The Truth in Rented Rooms (1998)
- Water Chasing Water (2013)
- Paper-son Poet: When rails were young... (2016)
- Rice Bowls: Previously Uncollected Words of Koon Woon (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- conversational and lyrical voiceimage-driven, layered fragments of memory
- Recurring Motifs
- immigrant experiencefragments of memory and the pasturban landscapesfood and home
Health
-
mental illness約20年間Recovered from a long-term illness and later resumed studies and literary work.
Legacy
Recognized for delicate depictions of immigrant experience and urban life, his work appears in international anthologies. He contributed to local literary activity as an editor and helped represent Asian-American literature.
Trivia
- Koon Woon has published poetry collections and self-published memoirs.
- He has edited Chrysanthemum and Five Willows Literary Review.
- He recovered from a long-term mental illness and later obtained academic degrees.