Poem-a-Day — Blog

Love Poems

I love love poems—reading them, writing them (or trying to). I love the falling in love with language that happens with every poem…

The Best American Poetry 2019

‪So I think I can share this news now? I’m ecstatic that my poem, “I Invite My Parents to a Dinner Party” has been selected by Major Jackson for The Best American Poetry 2019…

Chen ChenFebruary 6, 2019The Best American Poetry, 2019, Anthology, New work, I Invite My Parents to a Dinner Party, Major Jackson, David Lehman, Tracy K. Smith, Poem-a-Day, Muriel Leung, Yay, Announcement

Glass Poetry - Recommended Reading 2018

Slightly belated but still super enthused thanks to Anthony Frame, Editor of Glass Poetry, for including my poem “I Invite My Parents to a Dinner Party”…

Poem-a-Day in 2019

Thanks to Emily Polson for a shoutout in an article over on Book Riot…

Exceedingly My Mother

Gratitude to Luther Hughes for writing so movingly about my poem, “I Invite My Parents to a Dinner Party”…

Chen ChenDecember 6, 2018My poems, Luther Hughes, Column, Frontier Poetry, You Smell Like Outside, I Invite My Parents to a Dinner Party, New work, Poets.org, Academy of American Poets, Poem-a-Day, Essay, Quote

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