Marilyn Chin (Photo by Emory College of Arts and Sciences)
ATLANTA (AP) — Emory University will host a virtual reading of poet Marilyn Chin to celebrate Women’s History Month.
The online reading on March 13 at 3 p.m. is free to the public. Those wishing to participate can register online for a viewing link.
Born in Hong Kong and raised in Portland, Oregon, Chin calls himself an activist poet. She has said her work bemoans and celebrates her “hyphenated” Chinese-American identity, according to a press release from Emory University. Her poetry has been called funny, fearless and feminist and has won her various prestigious awards.
She has written five collections of poetry, including 2018’s Self-Portrait as a Nation: A New Anthology of Poems, and a novel, The Mooncake Vixen’s Revenge.
In addition to reading online, Chin plans to discuss poetry with students in English and creative writing classes during her visit to Emory.
“The Rose Library is honored that Marilyn Chin will be sharing her poetry with us this spring,” said Jennifer Gunter King, director of the Rose Library at Emory University. “Her lively poetry will infuse our community. energy and create an opportunity to celebrate Asian American poetry and writing. We hope that many Emory students and community members in Atlanta will take advantage of this unique opportunity to spend time with such an important figure in the poetry community.”
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