Chen Chen

Jacob Ziskind Visiting Poet-in-Residence
Select Publications
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"When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities." BOA Editions, 2017.
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"Kissing the Sphinx." Two of Cups Press, 2016 (chapbook).
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"Set the Garden on Fire." Porkbelly Press, 2015 (chapbook).
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Poems in Poetry Magazine, Tin House, The New York Times Magazine, Poem-a-Day, Oxford Poetry, The Best American Poetry, Bettering American Poetry, Best of the Net, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and elsewhere.
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Essays in Salt Hill, Kenyon Review Online, Fogged Clarity, and elsewhere.
Selected Awards
- Grant from United States Artists [USA], 2022
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National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Literature, 2019
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Pushcart Prize, 2019
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Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry, 2018
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Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) New Writers Award, 2018
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Finalist, Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, 2018
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Longlist, National Book Award for Poetry, 2017
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A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, 2016
Current Projects
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"Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency" - a second full-length poetry collection
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"Gesundheit!" - a collaborative chapbook with the poet Sam Herschel Wein
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Co-founder and co-editor of Underblong, a poetry journal
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Guest editor of Bettering American Poetry anthology