Mong-Lan

Mong-Lan
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Occupations
  • writer
  • visual artist
  • musician
  • dancer
  • educator
Websitemonglan.com

Mộng-Lan (born 1970)[1] is a Vietnamese-born American writer, visual artist, musician, dancer, and educator. Former Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, Fulbright Scholar, she has published seven books of poetry and artwork, three chapbooks, has won numerous prizes such as the Juniper Prize and the Pushcart Prize. Poems have been included in international and national anthologies such as Best American Poetry Anthology and several Norton anthologies. Her books include: Song of the Cicadas (Juniper Prize Winner); Why is the Edge Always Windy?; Tango, Tangoing: poems & art; One Thousand Minds Brimming, 2016; and Dusk Aflame: poems & art, 2018. Her latest music album releases include Arrabal de Tango: Tango por Siempre, voice & guitar, 2020; Perfumas de Amor, de Argentina y Viet Nam, (Tango por Siempre) (voice and guitar), 2018; New Orleans of My Heart, jazz piano, 2019; Dreaming Orchid: Poetry & Jazz Piano, 2016.

  1. ^ "Mong-Lan". Poetry Foundation.