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Sandra Lim

Sandra Lim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She is the author of three poetry collections, The Curious Thing, Loveliest Grotesque and The Wilderness, chosen by Louise Glück for the Barnard Women Poets Prize. She has received many honors for her work, including the Levis Reading Prize, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and fellowships from MacDowell and the Getty Foundation. She is a Guggenheim Fellow in poetry and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Sandra Lim

Sandra Lim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She is the author of three poetry collections, The Curious Thing, Loveliest Grotesque and The Wilderness, chosen by Louise Glück for the Barnard Women Poets Prize. She has received many honors for her work, including the Levis Reading Prize, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and fellowships from MacDowell and the Getty Foundation. She is a Guggenheim Fellow in poetry and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Awards

Shortlisted — NEIBA New England Book Award, 2022

Books by Sandra Lim

  • The Wilderness: Poems

    Sandra Lim

    Paperback, 2014

    From the winner of the 2013 Barnard Women Poets Prize, chosen by Louise Glück, a daring and exuberant new collection.
  • The Wilderness: Poems

    Sandra Lim

    E Book, 2014

    From the winner of the 2013 Barnard Women Poets Prize, chosen by Louise Glück, a daring and exuberant new collection.
  • The Curious Thing: Poems

    Sandra Lim

    Hardback, 2021

    In this gorgeous third collection, Sandra Lim investigates desire, sexuality, and dream with sinewy intelligence and a startling freshness.
  • The Curious Thing: Poems

    Sandra Lim

    Paperback, 2023

    In this gorgeous third collection, Sandra Lim investigates desire, sexuality and dream with sinewy intelligence and a startling freshness
  • The Curious Thing: Poems

    Sandra Lim

    E Book, 2021

    In this gorgeous third collection, Sandra Lim investigates desire, sexuality, and dream with sinewy intelligence and a startling freshness.