신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin is an award-winning poet and essayist who was born in Korea, grew up in the Chicago area, and is currently based in Minneapolis. Her work has been published widely in places such as POETRY, BOMB magazine, and the 2021 Gwangju Biennale; she speaks and presents frequently. Her fifth book of poems, Six Tones of Water, an experimental work co-written with Vi Khi Nao, was published by Ricochet Editions in 2024; her four other poetry/essay collections including The Wet Hex and Unbearable Splendor are published by Coffee House Press. She is the editor of three prose anthologies, most recently What We Hunger For: Refugee and Immigrant Stories about Food and Family and is also the author of three picture books including the forthcoming Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs. With poet Su Hwang she co-directs Poetry Asylum in Minneapolis.