Marilyn Chin Preface to A Portrait of the Self as Nation: New and Selected Poems (2018)
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My early identity and love poems were influenced by the imagism of Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams.
— Marilyn Chin on William Carlos Williams
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About Marilyn Chin
Marilyn Chin (éįžį˛) (born in 1955) is a prominent Chinese American poet, writer, activist, and feminist, as well as an editor and Professor of English. She is well-represented in major canonical anthologies and textbooks and her work is taught all over the world. Marilyn Chin's work is a frequent subject of academic research and literary criticism. Marilyn Chin has read her poetry at the Library of Congress.
About Marilyn Chin
Marilyn Chin (éįžį˛) (born in 1955) is a prominent Chinese American poet, writer, activist, and feminist, as well as an editor and Professor of English. She is well-represented in major canonical anthologies and textbooks and her work is taught all over the world. Marilyn Chin's work is a frequent subject of academic research and literary criticism. Marilyn Chin has read her poetry at the Library of Congress.
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