Jennifer Chang

Jennifer Chang is an American poet and scholar.[1]

Jennifer Chang
Jennifer Chang at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C., 2014
BornNew Jersey
EducationBA University of Chicago, MFA University of Virginia, PhD University of Virginia
Notable worksThe History of Anonymity (2008), Some Say the Lark (2017)

Life and career

Jennifer Chang was born in New Jersey. She earned a BA from the University of Chicago in 1998, and an MFA from University of Virginia in 2002, where she returned to pursue a PhD and received her degree in 2017.[2]

Her poems have been published in American Poetry Review, Best American Poetry 2012, The Nation, The New Yorker, Poetry, and A Public Space.[3]

Chang's debut collection of poetry, The History of Anonymity, was published in 2008 by the University of Georgia Press.[4] This collection of lyrical poems was an inaugural selection for the VQR's (Virginia Quarterly Review) Poetry Series and a finalist for the Shenandoah/Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers.[5]

Her second book, Some Say The Lark, was published by Alice James Books in 2017. It was longlisted for the 2018 PEN Open Book Award and won the 2018 William Carlos Williams Award.[6][7]

She lives with her family in Washington, D.C., where she is an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at George Washington University.[3]

Chang is Co-Chair of the Advisory Board for Kundiman, an organization dedicated to the creation and cultivation of Asian American literature.[8]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Poet and scholar Jennifer Chang". poetryfoundation.org. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. "Jennifer Chang Assistant Professor of English". english.columbian.gwu.edu. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. "Jennifer Chang | Authors | Alice James Books". alicejamesbooks.org. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  4. "Jennifer Chang's first book The History of Anonymity was an inaugural selection of the VQR Poetry Series". howapoemhappens.blogspot.in. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. "Living Writers: Jennifer Chang – Institute for Humanities Research". ihr.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  6. "Jennifer Chang | English Department - The George Washington University | The George Washington University". english.columbian.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  7. "Announcement for the 2016 Alice James Award Winner! | Alice James Books". alicejamesbooks.org. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  8. "Staff Profiles". Kundiman. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  9. "Jennifer Chang wins 2018 William Carlos Williams Award!". Kundiman. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  10. "Jennifer Chang". Poetry Foundation. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  11. "Jennifer Chang | VQR Online". www.vqronline.org. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
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