Ken Chen (born 1979 San Diego, California) is an American poet and lawyer.
Ken Chen | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, Yale Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, Lawyer |
Early life edit
In 1979, Chen was born in San Diego, California. Chen's parents are immigrant from Taiwan. Chen grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]
Education edit
In 2001, Chen earned a BA degree in English literature from the University of California, Berkeley. In spring 2005 Chen earned a JD from Yale Law School.[2]
Career edit
Chen was an editor of Arts & Letters Daily while at Berkeley and worked at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP after law school. He is currently director of the Asian American Writers' Workshop.[3]
His writing has been published the Art Asia Pacific, Boston Review of Books, Manoa, Field, Pleiades,[4] and Barrow Street, Bridge, Radical Society, 5 Fingers Review,[5] and Palimpsest.
In 2004, Chen started his law career at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, L.L.P in New York City, New York.[2]
Personal life edit
Chen lives in Brooklyn, New York.[6][7]
Awards edit
Works edit
- Juvenilia. Yale University Press. April 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-16007-9.
- Best American Essays 2006. Houghton Mifflin. 2006. ISBN 978-0-618-70529-0.
References edit
- ^ "世界新聞網". Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ a b "Resume of Ken Chen kenchen.org". Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "Ken Chen Named Executive Director of Asian American Writers' Workshop | Daily News | Poets & Writers". pw.org. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "University of Central Missouri". ucmo.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ Bachman, M. (2002). Five Fingers Review. Five Fingers Poetry. ISBN 9781880627099. ISSN 0898-0233. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize 2005, Two Poems by Ken Chen". waywiser-press.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "Glück Picks Ken Chen For Yale Younger Poets Prize | Poets and Writers". pw.org. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "you are here: Congratulations to Ken Chen, Recipient of the 2009 Yale Series of Younger Poets Award". apapoetry.blogspot.com. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-20.