SettingsAmerican poets of Asian descent
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Aimee Nezhukumatathil (born in 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Asian American poet, best known for her jovial and accessible reading style and lush descriptions of exotic foods and landscapes.
Aimee Nezhukumatathil (born in 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Asian American poet, best known for her jovial and accessible reading style and lush descriptions of exotic foods and landscapes.
Alexander Chee
Alexander Chee is an American fiction writer, poet, journalist and reviewer.
Alexander Chee is an American fiction writer, poet, journalist and reviewer.
Amy Uyematsu
Amy Uyematsu (born 1947) is a Japanese-American poet.
Amy Uyematsu (born 1947) is a Japanese-American poet.
Barbara Jane Reyes
Barbara Jane Reyes is an American poet whose work "explores the translatable and untranslatable collisions of writing self and culture.
Barbara Jane Reyes is an American poet whose work "explores the translatable and untranslatable collisions of writing self and culture.
David Mura
David Mura (born 1952) is a Japanese American author, poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist.
David Mura (born 1952) is a Japanese American author, poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist.
Ed Bok Lee
Ed Bok Lee is an American writer.
Ed Bok Lee is an American writer.
Eileen Tabios
Eileen Tabios is an award-winning Filipino-American poet, fiction writer, conceptual/visual artist, editor, anthologist, critic, and publisher.
Eileen Tabios is an award-winning Filipino-American poet, fiction writer, conceptual/visual artist, editor, anthologist, critic, and publisher.
Garrett Hongo
Garrett Hongo is a Yonsei, fourth-generation Japanese American academic and poet.
Garrett Hongo is a Yonsei, fourth-generation Japanese American academic and poet.
Hae Jong Kim
Hae Jong Kim was a Korean-American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992, who resigned as a bishop in 2005.
Hae Jong Kim was a Korean-American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992, who resigned as a bishop in 2005.
Hiroshi Kashiwagi
Hiroshi Kashiwagi is a Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) poet, playwright and actor.
Hiroshi Kashiwagi is a Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) poet, playwright and actor.
Jack Marshall (author)
Jack Marshall (born 1936 in Brooklyn, United States) is an award-winning American poet and author born to an Iraqi father and a Syrian mother of Jewish heritage.
Jack Marshall (born 1936 in Brooklyn, United States) is an award-winning American poet and author born to an Iraqi father and a Syrian mother of Jewish heritage.
Janice Mirikitani
Janice Mirikitani is an American Sansei poet and activist.
Janice Mirikitani is an American Sansei poet and activist.
Jessica Hagedorn
Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn (born 1949) is a Filipino-American playwright, writer, poet, storyteller, musician, and multimedia performance artist.
Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn (born 1949) is a Filipino-American playwright, writer, poet, storyteller, musician, and multimedia performance artist.
Jun Fujita
Jun Fujita (Japanese: フジタ・ジュン, Fujita Jun, pronounced as joon foo-jee-tah, b. 13 December 1888 - d. 12 July 1963) was an Issei photojournalist, photographer, silent film actor, and published...
Jun Fujita (Japanese: フジタ・ジュン, Fujita Jun, pronounced as joon foo-jee-tah, b. 13 December 1888 - d. 12 July 1963) was an Issei photojournalist, photographer, silent film actor, and published...
Keiho Soga
Yatsutaro (Keiho) Soga (March 18, 1873 Tokyo - March 7, 1957) was a Hawaiian Issei journalist, and poet.
Yatsutaro (Keiho) Soga (March 18, 1873 Tokyo - March 7, 1957) was a Hawaiian Issei journalist, and poet.
Kimiko Hahn
Kimiko Hahn (born 1955 Mount Kisco, New York) is an American poet and instructor of poetry.
Kimiko Hahn (born 1955 Mount Kisco, New York) is an American poet and instructor of poetry.
Lawson Fusao Inada
Lawson Fusao Inada (born 1938 in Fresno, California) is an American poet and was the fifth poet laureate of the U.S. state of Oregon.
Lawson Fusao Inada (born 1938 in Fresno, California) is an American poet and was the fifth poet laureate of the U.S. state of Oregon.
Li-Young Lee
Li-Young Lee is an American poet.
Li-Young Lee is an American poet.
Michelle Naka Pierce
Michelle Naka Pierce is a Japanese-American experimental poet.
Michelle Naka Pierce is a Japanese-American experimental poet.
Mitsuye Yamada
Mitsuye Yamada (born July 5, 1923) is a Japanese American activist, feminist, essayist, poet, story writer, editor, and former professor of English.
Mitsuye Yamada (born July 5, 1923) is a Japanese American activist, feminist, essayist, poet, story writer, editor, and former professor of English.
Mong-Lan
Mong Lan is a Vietnamese-born American poet, writer, painter, photographer and Argentine tango dancer and educator.
Mong Lan is a Vietnamese-born American poet, writer, painter, photographer and Argentine tango dancer and educator.
Nellie Wong
Nellie Wong (born 12 September 1934) is a poet and activist for feminist and socialist causes.
Nellie Wong (born 12 September 1934) is a poet and activist for feminist and socialist causes.
Oliver de la Paz
Oliver de la Paz is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently Furious Lullaby (Southern Illinois University Press], 2007), and he has a new collection forthcoming, Requiem f...
Oliver de la Paz is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently Furious Lullaby (Southern Illinois University Press], 2007), and he has a new collection forthcoming, Requiem f...
Ronald Phillip Tanaka
Ronald Phillip Tanaka (1944–2007) was a Japanese-American poet and editor.
Ronald Phillip Tanaka (1944–2007) was a Japanese-American poet and editor.
Sadakichi Hartmann
Carl Sadakichi Hartmann (November 8, 1867 - November 22, 1944) was a critic and poet of German and Japanese descent.
Carl Sadakichi Hartmann (November 8, 1867 - November 22, 1944) was a critic and poet of German and Japanese descent.
Sarah Gambito
Sarah Gambito is an American poet and professor.
Sarah Gambito is an American poet and professor.
Sesshu Foster
Sesshu Foster (born April 5, 1957) is an American poet.
Sesshu Foster (born April 5, 1957) is an American poet.
Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Shirley Geok-lin Lim was born in Malacca Malaysia.
Shirley Geok-lin Lim was born in Malacca Malaysia.
Sun Yung Shin
Sun Yung Shin (born 1974-) is a Korean American writer, educator and community activist living in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sun Yung Shin (born 1974-) is a Korean American writer, educator and community activist living in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa is the first Tibetan female poet to be published in English.
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa is the first Tibetan female poet to be published in English.
Velina Hasu Houston
Velina Hasu Houston, born Velina Avisa Hasu Houston, (on May 5, 1957) is an award winning American playwright, essayist, poet, author, editor, and screenwriter.
Velina Hasu Houston, born Velina Avisa Hasu Houston, (on May 5, 1957) is an award winning American playwright, essayist, poet, author, editor, and screenwriter.
Vince Gotera
Vince Gotera is an American poet and writer, best known as Editor of the North American Review.
Vince Gotera is an American poet and writer, best known as Editor of the North American Review.
Violet Kazue de Cristoforo
Violet Kazue de Cristoforo (September 3, 1917 – October 3, 2007) was a Japanese American poet and composer of haiku.
Violet Kazue de Cristoforo (September 3, 1917 – October 3, 2007) was a Japanese American poet and composer of haiku.
Walter K. Lew
Walter K. Lew (also known as Walter Lew) is a Korean American poet and scholar.
Walter K. Lew (also known as Walter Lew) is a Korean American poet and scholar.
Yellow Rage
Yellow Rage is a duo of Philadelphia-based Asian American female spoken word poets, made up of Michelle Myers, who holds a PhD from Temple University, and Catzie Vilayphonh, the Fashion Director...
Yellow Rage is a duo of Philadelphia-based Asian American female spoken word poets, made up of Michelle Myers, who holds a PhD from Temple University, and Catzie Vilayphonh, the Fashion Director...
Yone Noguchi
Yone Noguchi, or Yonejirō Noguchi, born 野口 米次郎 / Noguchi Yonejirō (December 8, 1875 - July 13, 1947), was an influential Japanese writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and literary critic...
Yone Noguchi, or Yonejirō Noguchi, born 野口 米次郎 / Noguchi Yonejirō (December 8, 1875 - July 13, 1947), was an influential Japanese writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and literary critic...
Yuko Taniguchi
Yuko Taniguchi was (born 1975 Yokohama, Japan) is an American poet, and novelist.
Yuko Taniguchi was (born 1975 Yokohama, Japan) is an American poet, and novelist.