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May 29, 2015
New Poems
New poems up!
Winter Tangerine Review: “Frame”
My poem “13″ is also published in the new issue of Redivider!
Article on Bust Magazine Reading
Here’s a sweet article about the reading I did at The Loft this past April at AWP (the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference). The show was put on by the badass Bust Magazine and had me reading alongside true heroes Patricia Smith, Amber Tambly, Roxane Gay, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, and xTx!
December 9, 2014
Announcing My Holiday Sale!
From now until Dec. 18th, buy one copy of Floating, Brilliant, Gone through my new online store and get the second half off! Buy two copies, and get the third half off, plus a free personalized postcard to hang up by your desk when you need inspiration!
If you’d like the copies signed to anyone in particular, just add a note when you place the order.
Again, this offer is only valid through my online store, not Amazon. Not only will you be getting a great deal, but you’ll also be buying directly from the artist. Hooray!
November 20, 2014
New review of Floating, Brilliant, Gone on Muzzle Magazine
The wonderful Muzzle Magazine just posted a lovely review of Floating, Brilliant, Gone. Here’s the opening paragraph:
“Franny Choi’s debut poetry collection Floating, Brilliant, Gone skillfully addresses trauma, identity, memory, and grief, positioning the poet as both witness to and evidence of loss, daring the past to blink first. Jess X. Chen’s illustrations – birds and bones, trees and feathers – highlight the uneasy ethereality that runs through the collection. Together, the words and images evoke the relationship between absence and permanence, a haunted house with windows opening onto surprising moments of beauty and joy.”
November 10, 2014
New interview with Spit Journal
Check out this interview I did a while back with the great website Spit Journal! I talk about Allen Ginsberg, the “stage vs. page” question, and using poetry to survive a capitalist world.
(Photo from a reading I did at Symposium Books in Providence, credit to Alea Shurmantine.)
October 21, 2014
New Tour Dates!
Just added a bunch more tour dates for November and December here! I’ll be in Boston this Friday at Simmons College, so come say hello if you’re in the area!
P.S. The photo above is from a recent reading with Natalie Shapero and the Poetry Foundation at the University of Chicago’s Gallery 400. The reading was in conjunction with an incredible exhibition by the performance arts collective My Barbarian.
An interview with TCJWW
I recently did a short interview with the California Journal of Women Writers. I talk about ghosts, Lil’ Wayne, and the connections between performance and empathy. Check it out here.
September 2, 2014
Frederick Bock Prize
Hey! My work in POETRY Magazine was just awarded the Frederick Bock Prize! Click here for the full list of winners.
(Photo credit, above, goes to Jess X. Chen)
August 25, 2014
Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship Finalist
I’m so thrilled/humbled/proud/sweptoffmyfeet/slightlynauseousatthethoughtofit to announce that I’m a finalist for the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship. From the Poetry Foundation’s website:
Five Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships in the amount of $25,800 each (previously $15,000), will be awarded to young poets through a national competition sponsored by the Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. Established in 1989 by the Indianapolis philanthropist Ruth Lilly, the fellowships are intended to encourage the further study and writing of poetry.
See the list of 31 finalists here. I’m proud to say the list of finalists includes two other members of Dark Noise, Danez Smith and Nate Marshall, as well as friends Ocean Vuong and Joshua Bennett. I’m so lucky to have these gorgeous minds in my life.
Atom Review
A little featurette on Atom Review, which showcases one independent artist per day.
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