Ye Chun (Chinese: 叶春) is a Chinese American writer and literary translator. Her book of poetry, Lantern Puzzle, won the 2011 Berkshire Prize.[1][2] She received an NEA fellowship in 2015[3] and a Pushcart Prize for her poem "The Luoyang Poem" in 2017,[4] a second Pushcart Prize in 2018 for her story, "Milk," [5], and a third in 2020 for her story, "Hao." Her collection of stories, Hao,[6] was published by Catapult in 2021 and was longlisted for 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in fiction.[7] It was named a Lithub's favorite book of the year,[8] a New York Public Library's best book of 2021,[9] and Electric Lit's Favorite Short Story Collection of the year.[10] Her debut novel in English, Straw Dogs of the Universe,[11] was published by Catapult in 2023 and longlisted for 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in fiction [12] and named a Washington Post's notable work of the year.[13]

Life

She was born in Luoyang, China, and moved to the U.S. in 1999.[14] She received an MFA in poetry from the University of Virginia, and a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Missouri.[15] She teaches at Providence College.[16]

Her novel in Chinese,《海上的桃树》(Peach Tree in the Sea) was published by People's Literature Publishing House in 2011.[3] She has translated works by Hai Zi, Yang Jian, Galway Kinnell, and Li-Young Lee. Her collection of translations, Ripened Wheat: Selected Poems by Hai Zi, was shortlisted for the 2016 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Award.[17][18]

Works

Poetry

  • Lantern Puzzle, Tupelo Press, 2015 ISBN 978-1936797530
  • Travel Over Water, The Bitter Oleander Press, 2005 ISBN 978-0966435863

Fiction

  • Straw Dogs of the Universe, Catapult, 2023 ISBN 9781646220625
  • Hao, Catapult, 2021 ISBN 9781646220601
  • 《海上的桃树》(Peach Tree in the Sea), 人民文学出版社 / People's Literature Publishing House, 2011 ISBN 978-7020086054

Translation

  • Ripened Wheat: Selected Poems of Hai Zi, Bitter Oleander Press, 2015 ISBN 978-0986204906
  • Long River: Poems by Yang Jian, Tinfish Press, 2018 (co-translator) ISBN 978-0998743882

References

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