Shelley Wong's guest appearances

Shelley Wong

Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast

The Deerfield Public Library Podcast

Queer Words Podcast

The Hive Poetry Collective

Of Poetry

THE POETRY QUESTION: TPQ20 

Carl Phillips

Ellen Bass

Chen Chen

Amanda Moore

Donika Kelly

Andrew Chen

Jenny Johnson

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Naomi Shihab Nye

Eileen Myles

Xandria Phillips

Morgan Parker

Craig Laurance Gidney

Richie Jackson

Garth Greenwell

OwlTail

Shelley Wong, award-winning poet and self-avowed Xennial

Shelley Wong, award-winning poet and self-avowed Xennial

Read: Shelley Wong's poem "To Yellow," which she reads on Episode 24.Shelley Wong is the author of As She Appears (YesYes Books, May 2022), winner of the 2019 Pamet River Prize. Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Best American Poetry, Kenyon Review, and New England Review. She is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from Kundiman, MacDowell, and Vermont Studio Center. She is an affiliate artist at Headlands Center for the Arts and lives in San Francisco.Purchase: As She Appears(YesYes Books, 2022). 

Read: Shelley Wong's poem <a href="https://sixthfinch.com/swong1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"To Yellow,"</a> which she reads on Episode 24.<a href="http://www.shelley-wong.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shelley Wong</a> is the author of As She Appears (YesYes Books, May 2022), winner of the 2019 Pamet River Prize. Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Best American Poetry, Kenyon Review, and New England Review. She is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from Kundiman, MacDowell, and Vermont Studio Center. She is an affiliate artist at Headlands Center for the Arts and lives in San Francisco.Purchase: <a href="https://www.yesyesbooks.com/product-page/as-she-appears" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As She Appears</a>(YesYes Books, 2022).

Shelley Wong (Of Quietness, Fire Island, and Looking at Each Other)

Farnaz Fatemi

Listen in to as Shelley Wong reads from and talks about her debut collection, As She Appears, out May 10 from Yes Yes Books. Shelley talks with Farnaz Fatemi about the making of the book, building your own canon of self-love, and how poems help when the world erases or distorts. Find out why Electric Lit has called Shelley Wong "the poet-queen the world needs right now."  Shelley Wong is the author of As She Appears (YesYes Books, May 2022), winner of the 2019 Pamet River Prize. Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Best American Poetry, Kenyon Review, and New England Review. She is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from Kundiman, MacDowell, and Vermont Studio Center. She is an affiliate artist at Headlands Center for the Arts and lives in San Francisco.

Listen in to as <a href="https://www.shelley-wong.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shelley Wong </a>reads from and talks about her<a href="https://www.shelley-wong.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>debut collection, <a href="https://www.yesyesbooks.com/product-page/as-she-appears" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As She Appears</a>, out May 10 from Yes Yes Books. Shelley talks with Farnaz Fatemi about the making of the book, building your own canon of self-love, and how poems help when the world erases or distorts. Find out why Electric Lit has called Shelley Wong "the poet-queen the world needs right now."  Shelley Wong is the author of <a href="https://www.yesyesbooks.com/product-page/as-she-appears" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As She Appears</a> (YesYes Books, May 2022), winner of the 2019 Pamet River Prize. Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Best American Poetry, Kenyon Review, and New England Review. She is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from Kundiman, MacDowell, and Vermont Studio Center. She is an <a href="http://www.headlands.org/artist/shelley-wong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">affiliate artist</a> at Headlands Center for the Arts and lives in San Francisco.

S4: E13 Shelley Wong with Farnaz Fatemi 

Shelley Wong is the author of As She Appears (YesYes Books, 2022), winner of the 2019 Pamet River Prize, and the chapbook RARE BIRDS (Diode Editions, 2017). Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Gulf Coast, Kenyon Review, and The New Republic. She has received a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from MacDowell, Kundiman, and Vermont Studio Center. She is an affiliate artist at Headlands Center for the Arts and lives in San Francisco.  Twitter: @shhelleywong, Instagram: @poetshelley, www.shelley-wong.com  “Pride Month” was previously published at the Kenyon Review Online.  Text of today’s poem and more details about our program can be found at: deerfieldlibrary.org/queerpoemaday/ Find books from participating poets  in our library's catalog.  Queer Poem-a-Day is directed by poet and teacher Lisa Hiton and Dylan Zavagno, Adult Services Coordinator at the Deerfield Public Library. Music for our series is from Excursions Op. 20, Movement 1, by Samuel Barber, performed by pianist Daniel Baer. Queer Poem-a-Day is supported by a generous donation from the Friends of the Deerfield Public Library. Queer Poem-a-Day is a program from the Adult Services Department at the Library and may include adult language. 

Shelley Wong is the author of As She Appears (YesYes Books, 2022), winner of the 2019 Pamet River Prize, and the chapbook RARE BIRDS (Diode Editions, 2017). Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Gulf Coast, Kenyon Review, and The New Republic. She has received a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from MacDowell, Kundiman, and Vermont Studio Center. She is an affiliate artist at Headlands Center for the Arts and lives in San Francisco.  Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/shhelleywong?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@shhelleywong</a>, Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/poetshelley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@poetshelley</a>, <a href="http://www.shelley-wong.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.shelley-wong.com</a> “Pride Month” was previously published at the Kenyon Review Online.  Text of today’s poem and more details about our program can be found at: <a href="http://deerfieldlibrary.org/queerpoemaday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">deerfieldlibrary.org/queerpoemaday/</a> Find books from participating poets <a href="https://dpl-encore.deerfieldlibrary.org/iii/encore/search/C__Squeer%20poem%20a%20day__Orightresult__U?lang=eng" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> in our library's catalog</a>.  Queer Poem-a-Day is directed by poet and teacher <a href="https://www.lisahiton.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa Hiton</a> and Dylan Zavagno, Adult Services Coordinator at the Deerfield Public Library. Music for our series is from Excursions Op. 20, Movement 1, by Samuel Barber, performed by pianist <a href="http://danielbaerpiano.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Baer</a>. Queer Poem-a-Day is supported by a generous donation from the <a href="https://deerfieldlibrary.org/friends-of-the-library/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friends of the Deerfield Public Library</a>. Queer Poem-a-Day is a program from the Adult Services Department at the Library and may include adult language.