Jennifer Chang is an Asian American poet and scholar.[1]
Jennifer Chang | |
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 Chang at the 2024 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born | New Jersey |
| Education | BA University of Chicago, MFA University of Virginia, PhD University of Virginia |
| Notable works | The History of Anonymity (2008), Some Say the Lark (2017) |
Life and career
editJennifer Chang was born in New Jersey. She earned a BA from the University of Chicago in 1998, and an MFA from University of Virginia in 2002, where she returned to pursue a PhD and received her degree in 2017.[2]
Her poems have been published in American Poetry Review, Best American Poetry 2012, The Nation, The New Yorker, Poetry, and A Public Space.[3]
Chang's debut collection of poetry, The History of Anonymity, was published in 2008 by the University of Georgia Press.[4] This collection of lyrical poems was an inaugural selection for the VQR's (Virginia Quarterly Review) Poetry Series and a finalist for the Shenandoah/Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers.[5]
Her second book, Some Say The Lark, was published by Alice James Books in 2017. It was longlisted for the 2018 PEN Open Book Award and won the 2018 William Carlos Williams Award.[6][7]
She was an assistant professor of English and creative writing at George Washington University.[3]She is now an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.[8]
Chang is co-chair of the advisory board for Kundiman, an organization dedicated to the creation and cultivation of Asian American literature.[9]
Awards and honors
edit- Henry Hoyns Fellowship, University of Virginia[5]
- 2018 Winner of the William Carlos Williams Award[10]
- Winner of the Virginia Quarterly Review's Poetry Series, for The History of Anonymity[11]
- Finalist for the Shenandoah/Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers, for The History of Anonymity[11]
- 2005 Van Lier Fellowship in Poetry at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop[12]
- 2005 Louis Untermeyer Scholarship at Bread Loaf Writers' Conference[12]
- 2005 Selection for Best New Poets[11]
- MacDowell Colony Fellowship[11]
- Djerassi Resident Artists Program[11]
References
edit- ^ "Poet and scholar Jennifer Chang". poetryfoundation.org. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Jennifer Chang Assistant Professor of English". english.columbian.gwu.edu. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Jennifer Chang | Authors | Alice James Books". alicejamesbooks.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Jennifer Chang's first book The History of Anonymity was an inaugural selection of the VQR Poetry Series". howapoemhappens.blogspot.in. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Living Writers: Jennifer Chang – Institute for Humanities Research". ihr.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Jennifer Chang | English Department - The George Washington University | The George Washington University". english.columbian.gwu.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Announcement for the 2016 Alice James Award Winner! | Alice James Books". alicejamesbooks.org. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Profile for Jennifer Chang at UT Austin". liberalarts.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Staff Profiles". Kundiman. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Jennifer Chang wins 2018 William Carlos Williams Award!". Kundiman. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Jennifer Chang". Poetry Foundation. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ a b "Jennifer Chang | VQR Online". www.vqronline.org. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
External links
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- Profile: Alice James Books > Authors > Jennifer Chang Archived 2016-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile: George Washington University > English Department Faculty > Jennifer Chang Archived 2016-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Audio: Jennifer Chang reads "Again A Solstice" on NPR Morning Edition
- Poems: Kenyon Review > Spring 2011 > Some Say the Lark Makes Sweet Division; Terra Incognita by Jennifer Chang
- Poems: Blackbird > Vol. 5, No. 1 Spring 2016 > Estuary, Field Guide to the Night Sky, Slept and Introductions by Jennifer Chang