Poetry. Asian American Studies. "What fascinates me most about Shin Yu Pai's work is the sense that, while it is informed by various genres and various histories, what we encounter here is new, even 'tentative' in the very old sense: that is, in the sense of being 'an attempt,' but also 'tempting.' There is an element of daring in this work which gives a paradoxical authority to its language: a combination of humility, subtlety, and risk"--Bin Ramke. "Her poems honor their imagist heritage by making it new"--William Corbett.

Author City: CONWAY, AR USA

Shin Yu Pai grew up in the Inland Empire of Southern California and have lived and worked in Boston, Madrid, Boulder, Chicago, Dallas, Taipei, and Seattle. She is the author of seven books of poetry, as well as an oral historian, photographer, and editor. Her work has appeared in publications throughout the U.S., Japan, China, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Poems have been commissioned by the Dallas Museum of Art and her work is also featured in the Poetry-in-Motion Program sponsored by DART. She has been a featured presenter at major events including the Montreal Zen Poetry Festival and the Geraldine Dodge Poetry Festival. In 2010, she became a member of the Macondo Workshop for Writers.