Li-Young Lee
Li-Young Lee was born in 1957 in Jakarta, Indonesia, of Chinese parents. He and his family fled to the United States in 1964 from Indonesia, where his father was a political prisoner.
Mr. Lee has written two books of poetry, Rose and The City in Which I Love You, and a memoir, The Winged Seed.
Mr. Lee, whose writing is passionate, fearless, and haunting, has said, “Writing poetry is absolutely religious for me. I happen to believe that everything we do or say finally is a dialogue with the universe, or God.”
He received a Lannan Literary Award for Poetry in 1995. He lives with his family in Chicago.
Li-Young Lee elsewhere on Lannan.org
Li-Young Lee, 1995, (Literary: Awards, Fellowships, and Grants)Li-Young Lee with Michael Silverblatt, 2000, (Events)
Li-Young Lee Lannan Podcast Episodes
Li-Young Lee, Reading, 29 March 2000 - VideoLi-Young Lee with Michael Silverblatt, Conversation, 29 March 2000 - Video
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