Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge was born in Beijing and grew up in Massachusetts. She is the author of twelve books of poetry, including Empathy, Nest, and I Love Artists. A Lit Cloud, her recent collaboration with the artist Kiki Smith, was published by Galerie Lelong in 2012. She lives in New York City and northern New Mexico.

Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge was born in Beijing and grew up in Massachusetts. She is the author of twelve books of poetry, including Empathy, Nest, and I Love Artists. A Lit Cloud, her recent collaboration with the artist Kiki Smith, was published by Galerie Lelong in 2012. She lives in New York City and northern New Mexico.

Books by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

  • Hello, the Roses

    Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

    Paperback, 2013

    American poet Mei-mei Berssenbrugge makes her New Directions debut with this breathtaking new collection
  • Empathy

    Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

    Paperback, 2020

    The groundbreaking poetic work by our “Mondrian in verse” (Susan Barba, Boston Review), now back in print in a newly revised edition with a new preface by the author.
  • A Treatise on Stars

    Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

    Paperback, 2020

  • A Treatise on Stars

    Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

    E Book

  • Empathy

    Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

    E Book, 2020

    The groundbreaking poetic work by our “Mondrian in verse” (Susan Barba, Boston Review), now back in print in a newly revised edition with a new preface by the author.