PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1995) Winner
Marilyn Chin
マリリン・チン
Marilyn Chin
Pen Names:
Mei Ling Chin（Birth name / variant English rendering）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-01-01 （Hong Kong）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Hong Kong (birth) → Portland, Oregon (raised) → San Diego, California (career / residence)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, professor, editor, activist
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- San Diego State University, Dept. of English and Comparative Literature (Professor Emerita), Academy of American Poets (Chancellor)
- Memberships
- Academy of American Poets (Chancellor)
- Influenced By
- Modern Chinese poets (e.g., Ai Qing, whom she translated)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Iowa (M.F.A.) | — | Creative Writing (M.F.A.) | M.F.A. | — | United States |
University of Massachusetts
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
Undergraduate studies (details unknown)
University of Iowa (M.F.A.)
Creative Writing (M.F.A.)
Degree:
M.F.A.
Country:
United States
Received an M.F.A. in poetry
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize | — | — | Poetry Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Award in Literature | — | — | The American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 1995 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | — | — | PEN Oakland | 受賞 |
| — | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award | — | — | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | 受賞 |
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞（5回） |
| — | Fulbright Fellowship (Taiwan) | — | — | Fulbright Program | 受給 |
| — | Stegner Fellowship | — | — | Stanford University (Stegner Fellowship) | 受給 |
| 2007 | United States Artists Fellowship | — | — | United States Artists | 受賞 |
| — | Radcliffe Institute Fellowship | — | — | Radcliffe Institute, Harvard | フェローシップ |
| — | Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellowship | — | — | Rockefeller Foundation | フェローシップ |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 助成（2回） |
| — | SeaChange Fellowship (Gaea Foundation) | — | — | Gaea Foundation | フェローシップ |
| — | United Artists Foundation Fellowship | — | — | United Artists Foundation | フェローシップ |
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
2020
Organization:
Poetry Foundation
Result:
受賞
Award in Literature
2019
Organization:
The American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1995
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
受賞
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
Organization:
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞（5回）
Fulbright Fellowship (Taiwan)
Organization:
Fulbright Program
Result:
受給
Stegner Fellowship
Organization:
Stanford University (Stegner Fellowship)
Result:
受給
United States Artists Fellowship
2007
Organization:
United States Artists
Result:
受賞
Radcliffe Institute Fellowship
Organization:
Radcliffe Institute, Harvard
Result:
フェローシップ
Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellowship
Organization:
Rockefeller Foundation
Result:
フェローシップ
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
助成（2回）
SeaChange Fellowship (Gaea Foundation)
Organization:
Gaea Foundation
Result:
フェローシップ
United Artists Foundation Fellowship
Organization:
United Artists Foundation
Result:
フェローシップ
Awards & Nominations
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 80 (2015) Winner
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
Dwarf Bamboo
1987 Poetry collectionEarly collection of poems addressing immigration, identity, and family memory.
immigrationidentityfamily
The Phoenix Gone, the Terrace Empty
1994 Poetry collectionPoems that explore second-generation immigrant experience and cultural disjunction.
cultural disjunctionintergenerational relationshipsimmigration
Rhapsody in Plain Yellow
2003 Poetry collectionA signature collection mixing poetic experimentation with political and personal themes, addressing language, the body, and critiques of self-hatred.
languagethe bodyresistance to self-hatred
Hard Love Province
2014 Poetry collectionA mature collection that traces intersections of personal history with nation and culture; was a California Book Awards poetry finalist.
personal historynationcultural intersection
A Portrait of the Self as Nation: New and Selected Poems
2018 Poetry collection (new and selected poems)A combined volume of new and selected poems that collects long-standing themes alongside new experimental work.
identitynationalitylinguistic experimentation
Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen
2009 Fiction / Short storiesA collection of short fiction that treats tradition and ethnic memory with humor and critical edge.
traditionethnic memoryhumor
Bibliography
- Dwarf Bamboo (1987)
- The Phoenix Gone, the Terrace Empty (1994)
- Rhapsody in Plain Yellow (2003)
- Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen (2009)
- Hard Love Province (2014)
- A Portrait of the Self as Nation: New and Selected Poems (2018)
Adaptations
- Poetry readings and television features (PBS 'Poetry Everywhere', Bill Moyers series, etc.)
Translations by Author
- The Selected Poems of Ai Qing (translated by Marilyn Chin and Eugene Eoyang)
- Translation of Yoshimasu Gozo (Devil's Wind: A Thousand Steps or More)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- playful and experimental use of languagefusion of political and personal voicevivid imagery combined with everyday diction
- Recurring Motifs
- immigration and biculturalityfood and domestic imagery (aprons, mooncakes, etc.)the body and the voice
Legacy
Recognized as a major voice in Asian American literature and contemporary poetry; widely taught and anthologized, she has established a prominent position in American letters through fellowships and major awards.
Academic Societies
- Academy of American Poets
In Popular Culture
- The BBC selected her poem 'The Floral Apron' to represent the Hong Kong region during the 2012 London Olympics
- Featured on PBS 'Poetry Everywhere' and interviewed/featured by Bill Moyers
Trivia
- 'The Floral Apron' was chosen by the BBC to represent Hong Kong at the 2012 London Olympics.
- Read her poetry at the Library of Congress.
- Featured on Bill Moyers' programs and PBS specials.