Jane Wong | |
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Alma mater | University of Washington, Bard College, University of Iowa |
Occupation(s) | Poet, professor |
Website | janewongwriter |
Jane Wong is an American poet and professor at Western Washington University. She is the author of Overpour and has been published in Best American Poetry 2015 and Best New Poets 2012. [1] Wong grew up in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, where her parents owned a Chinese restaurant, and where Jane remembers much of her childhood. [2] She currently resides in Seattle, Washington. [3]
Wong received her B.A. in English from Bard College, [4] her MFA in Poetry from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington. [5]
In 2016, Wong was featured among ten artists to mark the year to come, together with painter Ari Glass, dancer David Rue, and others. [11]
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