Chen Chen

Chen Chen is a poet who has written two poetry collections from BOA Editions, the first of which was longlisted for the National Book Award. They lives in Rochester, New York, and teach in low-residency MFA programs. Their work has appeared in Wildness, Sixth Finch, Poetry, and other venues. Chen Chen was a Jacob Ziskind Poet-in-Residence at Brandeis University from 2018 to 2022 and co-runs the journal Underblong. Their poems have earned Pushcart Prizes and fellowships from Kundiman and the National Endowment for the Arts.