Cathy Park Hong



Cathy Park Hong (born August 7, 1976) is an American poet. Much of her work includes mixed language and serialized narrative.

Life
Hong was born in Los Angeles, California. She is a graduate of Oberlin College and has an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers Workshop.

Hong's books of collected poetry include Translating Mo'um, published by Hanging Loose Press in 2002 and Dance Dance Revolution, published by W.W. Norton in 2007. Her poems are forthcoming or have appeared in A Public Space, Paris Review, Poetry, Web Conjunctions, jubilat, Chain, among other journals. She has also written articles for publications like The Village Voice, The Guardian, Christian Science Monitor, and New York Times Magazine.

Recognition
She has received a Fulbright Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship. In 2002 she won a Pushcart Prize for Translating Mo'um and in 2007 she won the Barnard Women Poets Prize.

Publications

 * Translating Mo'um (2002)
 * Dance Dance Revolution (2007)