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Shirley Geok-Lin Lim | |
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 Lim in 2014 | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80)[citation needed] Malacca, Malaysia[1] |
| Occupation | Poet, author, and literary critic |
| Spouse | Charles Bazerman |
| Children | 1 |
Shirley Geok-lin Lim (born 1944) is an American writer of poetry, fiction, and criticism. She was both the first woman and the first Asian person to be awarded Commonwealth Poetry Prize for her first poetry collection, Crossing The Peninsula, which she published in 1980.[1] In 1997, she received the American Book Award for her memoir, Among the White Moon Faces.[2]
- ^ a b "Shirley Geok-Lin Lim". Poetry Foundation. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Shirley Geok-lin Lim". lim.english.ucsb.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2022.