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Li-Young Lee

Li-Young Lee’s verse has earned numerous honors, including a Lannan Literary Award, a Paterson Poetry Prize, and an American Book Award. Lee lives in Chicago.

Li-Young Lee

Li-Young Lee’s verse has earned numerous honors, including a Lannan Literary Award, a Paterson Poetry Prize, and an American Book Award. Lee lives in Chicago.

Awards

Winner — Paterson Poetry Prize, 2009

Books by Li-Young Lee

  • Behind My Eyes: Poems

    Li-Young Lee

    Hardback, 2008

    A highly anticipated collection from one of the most powerful voices at work in America today.
  • Behind My Eyes: Poems

    Li-Young Lee

    Paperback, 2009

    “Lee’s lyrics have a tidal sweep as he moves between the universe within and the world without.” —Booklist, starred review
  • The Undressing: Poems

    Li-Young Lee

    Paperback, 2020

    Celebrated poet Li-Young Lee returns with a breathtaking new volume about the violence of desire and the peace of love.
  • Behind My Eyes: Poems

    Li-Young Lee

    E Book, 2009

    “Lee’s lyrics have a tidal sweep as he moves between the universe within and the world without.” —Booklist, starred review
  • The Undressing: Poems

    Li-Young Lee

    E Book, 2018

    “Immediate, sensual, unrelentingly intense.”—NPR