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Marilyn Chin

American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1955 · age 71

Marilyn Chin (陈美玲) is a prominent Chinese American poet, writer, activist, and feminist, as well as an editor and Professor of English. She is well-represented in major canonical anthologies and textbooks and her work is taught all over the world.

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2020Ruth Lilly Poetry PrizeAward2015Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAward1995PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary AwardAward1955Born14 January 1955

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Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize2020
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards2015
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award1995

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Her work is a frequent subject of academic research and literary criticism. She has read her poetry at the Library of Congress.

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United States
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Born 1955 · age 71