Jane Wong

Jane Wong
Alma materUniversity of Washington, Bard College, University of Iowa
Occupation(s)Poet, memoirist, professor
Websitejanewongwriter.com

Jane Wong is an American poet and professor at Western Washington University. She is the author of the full-length poetry collections Overpour and How Not to Be Afraid of Everything 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] In 2023, she released her memoir Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City. She currently resides in Seattle, Washington.[3]

  1. ^ "Seattle Poet Jane Wong's Hard Work Pays Off in Her Debut Collection, Overpour". The Stranger. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  2. ^ "Seattle Authors You Should Know: Jane Wong". City Arts. 2014-07-28. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-05-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Jane Wong: Poet, Author, Keen Observer". City Arts. 2016-12-23. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)