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Marilyn Chin

Marilyn Chin was born in Hong Kong. She is the author of five previous poetry collections and a novel. Her work has appeared in The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women, and Best American Poetry, among other publications. She is the recipient of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the PEN/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and fellowships from the United States Artists Foundation and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, among other honors. A chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, she lives in San Diego, California.

Marilyn Chin

Books by Marilyn Chin

Hard Love Province: Poems
Marilyn Chin
Hardback, 2014
Winner of the 2015 Anisfield-Wolf Prize for Poetry

From a poet of "dazzling longing" (Los Angeles Times), a stunning new collection of haunting elegies and playful quatrains.
Rhapsody in Plain Yellow: Poems
Marilyn Chin
Paperback, 2003
A fusion of east and west, high culture, popular culture, and ancient Chinese history mark this distinguished collection.
Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen: A Novel
Marilyn Chin
Paperback, 2009
An uproarious debut that lays bare the complicated generational relationships of Chinese American women.
A Portrait of the Self as Nation: New and Selected Poems
Marilyn Chin
Paperback, 2020
“Dark, playful, incisive and heartbreaking.” —San Diego Union-Tribune
Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen: A Novel
Marilyn Chin
E Book, 2009
An uproarious debut that lays bare the complicated generational relationships of Chinese American women.
Hard Love Province: Poems
Marilyn Chin
E Book, 2014
Winner of the 2015 Anisfield-Wolf Prize for Poetry

From a poet of "dazzling longing" (Los Angeles Times), a stunning new collection of haunting elegies and playful quatrains.
Rhapsody in Plain Yellow: Poems
Marilyn Chin
E Book, 2018
A fusion of east and west, high culture, popular culture, and ancient Chinese history mark this distinguished collection.
A Portrait of the Self as Nation: New and Selected Poems
Marilyn Chin
E Book, 2018
“Dark, playful, incisive and heartbreaking.” —San Diego Union-Tribune
Hard Love Province: Poems
Marilyn Chin
Paperback, 2015
Winner of the 2015 Anisfield-Wolf Prize for Poetry

From a poet of "dazzling longing" (Los Angeles Times), a stunning new collection of haunting elegies and playful quatrains.
Sage: Poems
Marilyn Chin
Hardback, 2023
A rebellious, refined, provocative, and audacious volume from award-winning poet Marilyn Chin.