Ed Bok Lee

Ed Bok Lee is the author of three books of poetry and prose, including Whorled and Mitochondrial Night, as well as numerous short stories, plays, and essays. Honors include an American Book Award, an Asian American Literary Award (Members’ Choice Award), a PEN/Open Book Award, and a Minnesota Book Award. As a translator, he is a recipient of the 49th Modern Korean Literature Translation Grand Prize in Poetry. Lee attended kindergarten in Seoul, and university in the US, South Korea, and Central Asia. He teaches at Metro State University, and for over two decades has also taught poetry in youth centers, prisons, libraries, and many other programs around the nation and beyond.