Mei-mei Berssenbrugge

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
Berssenbrugge in 1975
Born
Bái Xuānhuá (白萱华)

(1947-10-05) 5 October 1947 (age 77)
EducationReed College (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)
OccupationPoet
SpouseRichard Tuttle
ChildrenMartha Tuttle
Relatives
  • Annie Berssenbrugge (sister)
  • Laura Berssenbrugge (niece)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese白萱华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBái Xuānhuá
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge in Speaking Portraits

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (Chinese: 白萱华; pinyin: Bái Xuānhuá; born October 5, 1947, in Beijing, China) is a contemporary poet. Winner of two American Book Awards, her work is often associated with the Language School, the poetry of the New York School, phenomenology, and visual art. She is married to the painter Richard Tuttle, with whom she has frequently collaborated.[1]

  1. ^ Miles Xian Liu, ed. (2002). Asian American playwrights: a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31455-1.