Li-Young Lee | |
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Born | Jakarta, Indonesia | August 19, 1957
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | American |
Subject | poetry |
Notable works | The City in Which I Love You |
Notable awards | American Book Award Whiting Award Lannan Literary Award Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize |
Li-Young Lee (李立揚, pinyin: Lǐ Lìyáng) (born August 19, 1957) is an American poet. He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Chinese parents.[1] His maternal great-grandfather was Yuan Shikai, China's first Republican President,[2] who attempted to make himself emperor. Lee's father, who was a personal physician to Mao Zedong while in China, relocated his family to Indonesia, where he helped found Gamaliel University. In 1959 the Lee family fled Indonesia to escape widespread anti-Chinese sentiment and after a five-year trek through Hong Kong and Japan, they settled in the United States in 1964. Li-Young Lee attended the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Arizona, and the State University of New York Brockport.
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