Li-Young Lee - Wikipedia
Li-Young Lee (李立揚, pinyin: Lǐ Lìyáng) (born August 19, 1957) is an American poet. He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Chinese parents. [1] . His maternal great-grandfather was Yuan …
Li-Young Lee | The Poetry Foundation
Li-Young Lee (he/him) is a poet and the author of The Invention of the Darling (W. W. Norton, 2024); The Undressing (W. W. Norton, 2018); Behind My Eyes (W. W. Norton, 2009); From …
About Li-Young Lee - Academy of American Poets
Li-Young Lee - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American …
Li-Young Lee: Selections | The Poetry Foundation
Oct 10, 2024 · Li-Young Lee (1957–Present) is a poet, translator, and memoirist and the author of poetry collections including The Invention of the Darling (Norton, 2024), The Undressing …
Li-Young Lee - Poetry Archive
Li-Young Lee draws on his Chinese-American heritage in his poems, in particular his early experience of exile and migration. He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, the son of Chinese …
Discovering the Life and Works of Li-Young Lee: A Biography
Li-Young Lee is a renowned poet and writer known for his vivid and powerful works that explore themes of family, identity, and memory. Born in Indonesia to Chinese parents, Lee’s life story …
Where The Light Is Born: An Interview With Li-Young Lee
Jun 18, 2019 · Li-Young Lee was born in Jakarta, Indonesia to parents who were, as he discusses in this interview, scapegoated by the Chinese government and forced into exile. They were …
Li-Young Lee - Illinois
Li-Young Lee. Li-Young Lee's work is lush and often passionate, deeply infused with the spices, both sweet and tart, of human memory. In fact, the act of remembering is what often sets …