신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin is the author of three poetry collections: Unbearable Splendor (2016), which won the Minnesota Book Award; Rough, and Savage (2012), which was a finalist for The Believer Poetry Award; and Skirt Full of Black (2007), which won an Asian American Literary Award for Poetry, both published by Coffee House Press. She is the editor of A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota (2016, Minnesota Historical Society Press), co-editor of the anthology Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption (2006, South End Press), and the author of Cooper's Lesson (2004, Lee & Low Books), a bilingual (Korean/English) children's book. Her essays, stories, poems, and reviews have been published widely in anthologies, journals, newspapers, and in other venues such as a sculpture park, art museums, a light rail transit station, a mayor's inaugural bash, community events, etc. She has performed and presented at numerous events across the U.S. and in Korea, curated many readings, and taught creative writing to students of all ages. You can find more information at www.sunyungshin.com.