Visiting Writers Reading Series: Chen Chen

Chen Chen is the author of two books of poetry, “Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency” (2022) and “When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities” (2017), both published by BOA Editions. His latest chapbook is “Explodingly Yours” (Ghost City Press, 2023). His honors include two Pushcart Prizes and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and United States Artists. He lives in Rochester, New York, and teaches for the low-residency MFA programs at New England College, Stonecoast and Antioch.