Kimberly Nguyen

Award-winning poet Kimberly Nguyen converses with hosts Viet Thanh Nguyen and Philip Nguyen about her book, "Here I Am Burn Me." ABOUT THE GUEST Kimberly Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American poet and the author of ghosts in the stalks and Here I Am Burn Me. She is originally from Omaha, Nebraska but currently living in New York City. She is a graduate of Vassar College where she holds a degree in both English and Russian Studies. Additionally, she studied abroad at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. She is a recipient of the Beatrice Daw Brown Prize and two Best of the Net nominations, and she was a finalist for Kundiman’s 2021 Mentorship Lab and the Asian American Writer’s Workshop 2022 Margins Fellowship. She was a 2021 Emerging Voices Fellow at PEN America and was formerly a 2022- 2023 Poetry Coalition Fellow. In addition to poetry, Kimberly was a journalist at The Miscellany News. Her articles have garnered attention in the community as a form of activism and have been a catalyst for institutional change. She aspires to be a full-time poet and eventually wants to hold an advanced degree in poetry. This episode is sponsored by AppLovin. AppLovin’s leading marketing platform provides developers a powerful set of solutions to grow their mobile apps. AppLovin’s technology platform enables developers to market, monetize, analyze and publish their apps. The company’s first-party content includes over 200+ popular, engaging apps and its technology brings that content to millions of users around the world. AppLovin is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with several offices globally. Learn more at ⁠applovin.com⁠.

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