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Kenji Liu [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Los Angeles, CA
California US
Bio: 

Kenji C. Liu (劉謙司) is author of Map of an Onion, national winner of the 2015 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prize. His poetry is in American Poetry Review, Action Yes!, Split This Rock’s poem of the week series, several anthologies, and two chapbooks, Craters: A Field Guide (2017) and You Left Without Your Shoes (2009). A Kundiman fellow and an alumnus of VONA/Voices, the Djerassi Resident Artist Program, and the Community of Writers, he lives in Los Angeles.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Kyoto
Japan
Raised in: 
Edison, NJ
New Jersey
Website: 
https://www.kenjiliu.com [2]
Prizes won: 

2015 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prize, The Bessie Schonberg Memorial Endowed Fellowship, Djerassi Resident Artist Program (May 2013)

Identifies as: 
Asian American
Buddhist
Chinese American
Feminist
Japanese American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
At Risk Youth
Children
LGBTQ
Homelessness
Disability
Incarcerated Individuals
Seniors
Teachers
Teenagers

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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/kenji_liu [2] https://www.kenjiliu.com