Wing Tek Lum
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Wing Tek Lum is an American poet
. Together with a brother he also manages a family-owned real estate company, Lum Yip Kee, Ltd.
in 1969, where he majored in engineering. He edited the university’s literary magazine.
He graduated from the Union Theological Seminary
, with a master’s degree in divinity in 1973.
He worked as a social worker, and met Frank Chin
.
In 1973, he moved to Hong Kong
to learn Cantonese.
His work appeared in New York Quarterly.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. Together with a brother he also manages a family-owned real estate company, Lum Yip Kee, Ltd.
Life
He graduated from Brown UniversityBrown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1969, where he majored in engineering. He edited the university’s literary magazine.
He graduated from the Union Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a preeminent independent graduate school of theology, located in Manhattan between Claremont Avenue and Broadway, 120th to 122nd Streets. The seminary was founded in 1836 under the Presbyterian Church, and is affiliated with nearby Columbia...
, with a master’s degree in divinity in 1973.
He worked as a social worker, and met Frank Chin
Frank Chin
Frank Chin is an American author and playwright.- Life and career :Frank Chin was born in Berkeley, California, but was raised to the age of six by a retired Vaudeville couple in Placerville, California. At six his mother brought him back to the San Francisco Bay Area to live in Oakland Chinatown...
.
In 1973, he moved to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
to learn Cantonese.
His work appeared in New York Quarterly.
Awards
- 1970 Poetry Center Award (now known as the Discovery/The Nation Award)
- 1988 American Book AwardAmerican Book AwardThe American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It seeks to recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre...
External links
- "WING TEK LUM", Asian-American Poets
- "One Should Not Sleep Anymore: Poet Wing Tek Lum and the Virtues of Unpleasantness": review by Ken Chen for New York Foundation for the ArtsNew York Foundation for the ArtsThe New York Foundation for the Arts was created in conjunction the in 1971. The organization gives grants to individual artists and writers and developing arts organizations with a mission to '.'-NYFA's Programs:...