Obit is the fifth book of poems written by

Victoria Chang Victoria Chang is an American poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who crea ...

Awards

Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry The ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Poetry, established in 1980, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Since 1980, the ''Los Angeles Times'' has awarded a set of annual book prizes. The Prizes currently have nine categories: ...

in 2020 *

PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry is given biennially to an American poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a notable and accomplished presence in American literature. The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by ...

in 2021 * Anisfield-Wolf Book Award *International runner-up for

Griffin Poetry Prize The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada's most generous poetry award. It was founded in 2000 by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin. Before 2022, the awards went to one Canadian and one international poet who writes in the English language. ...

* New York Times 100 Notable Books *

Time's List of the 100 Best Novels ''Times List of the 100 Best Novels is an unranked list of the 100 best novels published in the English language between 1923 and 2005. The list was compiled by ''Time Magazine'' critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo. The list includes only ...

*Best Book of the Year by NPR *Best Book of 2021 by

The Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

References

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