Ed Bok Lee is the author of three books of poetry and prose, including Whorled, and Mitochondrial Night, as well as short stories, essays, and plays. Lee’s poetry has been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese. Honors include an American Book Award, an Asian American Literary Award (Members’ Choice Award), a Minnesota Book Award, a PEN/Open Book Award, two McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowships, among many others. With a background in local journalism, Lee is an Associate Professor at Metro State University in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and for over two decades has also worked as a translator and organized programming and taught poetry in prisons, youth centers, public libraries, and social service centers, schools, and art centers throughout the US, as well as in South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico, Russia, and Europe.

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