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Anne Mộng-Lan Pham (born 1970), commonly known as Mộng-Lan, is a Vietnamese-born American writer, visual artist, musician, dancer, and educator. She has published seven books of poetry and artwork, three chapbooks, has won numerous prizes such as the Juniper Prize and the Pushcart Prize. Poems have been included in international and national anthologies such as Best American Poetry Anthology and several Norton anthologies. Her books include: Song of the Cicadas (Juniper Prize Winner); Why is the Edge Always Windy?; Tango, Tangoing: poems & art; One Thousand Minds Brimming, 2016; and Dusk Aflame: poems & art, 2018. Her latest music album releases include Arrabal de Tango: Tango por Siempre, voice & guitar, 2020; Perfumas de Amor, de Argentina y Viet Nam, (Tango por Siempre) (voice and guitar), 2018; New Orleans of My Heart, jazz piano, 2019; Dreaming Orchid: Poetry & Jazz Piano, 2016.
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Early life and education
editAnne Mộng-Lan Pham[1] was born in Saigon, South Vietnam in 1970;[2] Her parents were medical doctors[3] before the family left Vietnam in 1975 during the evacuation of Saigon. Mộng-Lan grew up in Houston, where she attended the Glassell School of Art. She later received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona. Mộng-Lan also received a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University and completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Vietnam.[2]
Career
editMộng-Lan has published six books of poetry: Song of the Cicadas (2001),[4][5][6] Why is the Edge Always Windy (2005),[7] Tango, Tangoing (2008),[8] Force of the Heart (2011), One Thousand Minds Brimming (2014), and Dusk Aflame (2017). She has also published three chapbooks: Love Poem to Tofu & Other Poems (2007), Love Poem to Ginger & Other Poems (2012), and Tone of Water in a Half-Filled Glass (2018). Her work has also been anthologized in numerous collections, including The Best American Poetry andThe Pushcart Prize Anthology, among others. American poet Robert Creeley called Mộng-Lan "a remarkably accomplished poet", noting that "her poems are deft, extremely graceful in the way words move, and in the cadence that carries them. One is moved by the articulate character of 'things seen,' the subtle shifting of images, and the quiet intensity of their information. Clearly she is a master of the art."[citation needed]
In addition to writing poetry, Mộng-Lan is a musician, singer, and composer. She has released 10 albums, which include works of jazz piano, spoken word poetry, and singing and playing tangos on guitar. She has performed at universities, cultural organizations, clubs and cabarets.[citation needed]
Mộng-Lan has taught at the University of Arizona, Stanford University, the Dallas Museum of Art, the San Diego State University Writers' Conference, in the Asian Division of the University of Maryland University College in Tokyo, and the Jung Center of Houston.[9][non-primary source needed]
Awards and honors
editMộng-Lan received a Dean's Master of Fine Arts Fellowship from the University of Arizona (1999-2000), a Dr. Muriel Pollia Summer Fellowship in Poetry (2001) and a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University (2000-2002), and completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Vietnam (2002).[2] She was also the inaugural Visual Artist and Poet in Residence at the Dallas Museum of Art, which she received through a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, as well as a Le Chateau de Lavigny International Writer in Residence in Lavigny, Switzerland (summer 2000). Her poetry has been included in The Best American Poetry 2003 and Pushcart Book of Poetry: Best Poems from 30 Years of the Pushcart Prize (2006).[9]
| Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| Billy Waller Prize in Poetry | Winner | [9][non-primary source needed] | |
| Song of the Cicadas | Juniper Prize for Poetry | Winner | [10][non-primary source needed] |
| Song of the Cicadas | Great Lakes Colleges Association's New Writers Awards for Poetry | Winner | [9][non-primary source needed] |
| Song of the Cicadas | Norma Farber First Book Award | Finalist | [9][non-primary source needed] |
Publications
editAnthology contributions
edit- Kim, Elaine H.; Villanueva, Lilia V.; Asian Women United of California, eds. (1995). "Silence of Form". Making More Waves: New Writing by Asian American Women. Beacon Press. pp. 278–282.
- Creeley, Robert, ed. (2002). "Trail". Best of Best American Poetry 2002. New York, NY: Scribner Poetry. ISBN 978-0-7432-0385-2.[11]
- Chang, Victoria, ed. (2004). "Mộng-Lan". Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation. University of Illinois Press. pp. 100–105. ISBN 978-0-252-07174-4.[12]
- Wright, Hillel, ed. (2007). Jungle Crows: A Tokyo Expatriate Anthology. Printed Matter Press. ISBN 978-1-933-60612-5.
- Murray, Joan, ed. (2007). The Pushcart Book of Poetry: The Best Poems from Thirty Years of The Pushcart Prize. Pushcart Press.
- Handal, Nathalie; Shankar, Ravi; Chang, Tina, eds. (2008). Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-33238-4.
- Do, Nguyen; Hoover, Paul, eds. (2011). "Mộng-Lan". Black Dog, Black Night: Contemporary Vietnamese Poetry. Milkweed Editions. pp. 203–218. ISBN 978-1-571-31867-1.
Books
edit- Song of the Cicadas. University of Massachusetts Press. 2001. ISBN 978-1-558-49307-0.
- Why is the Edge Always Windy?. Tupelo Press. 2005. ISBN 978-1-932-19528-6.
- Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art. Valiant Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-615-18800-3.
- Tango, Tangueando: Poemas & Dibujos. Lulu. 2009. ISBN 978-0-578-03361-7.
- Force of the Heart: Tango, Art. Valiant Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-982-82270-8.
- One Thousand Minds Brimming: Poems and Art. Valiant Press. 2014. ISBN 978-0-982-82272-2.
- Dusk Aflame: Poems & Art. Valiant Press. 2017. ISBN 978-0-982-82274-6.
Chapbooks
edit- Love Poem to Tofu & Other Poems. Valiant Press. 2007. ISBN 978-0-615-14656-0.
- Love Poem to Ginger & Other Poems: Poetry & Paintings. Valiant Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0-982-82271-5.
- Tone of Water in a Half-Filled Glass. Foothills Publishing. 2018. ISBN 978-0-921-05318-7.
Art exhibitions
editMộng-Lan has had shows of her artwork and tango drawings and paintings in numerous public exhibitions in the U.S.[13]
Discography
edit- LAN Tango: La Voz de Mộng-Lan, independent, 2013.
- LAN: Tango y Más, independent, 2014.
- Diary: Voyages, piano compositions & solos, 2015.
- Visions: Diary, piano compositions & solos, 2015.
- City of Dreams / Ciudad de Sueños, piano compositions & solos, 2015.
- Equivalences / Synchronicities, piano compositions & solos, 2015.
- Under 13 Moons, piano compositions & solos, 2015.
- The Cosmic Blues ~ Dragonfly Dances, 2016.
- Dreaming Orchid: Poetry & Jazz Piano, 2018.
- Perfumas de Amor: de Argentina y Viet Nam (Tango por Siempre), 2018.
- New Orleans of My Heart, 2019.
- Arrabal de Tango: Tango por Siempre, 2020.
References
edit- ^ Pham, Anne Mong-Lan. "Song of the Cicadas". UBC Press. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mong-Lan". Poetry Foundation. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Kenrick, Vivienne (March 4, 2006). "Mong-Lan". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Gotera, Vince (2002). "Synecdoche: Brief Poetry Notices". The North American Review. 287 (1): 44. ISSN 0029-2397. JSTOR 25126721.
- ^ "SONG OF THE CICADAS by Mong LAN, Mong-Lan". Publishers Weekly. April 16, 2001. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Massé, Johanna (September–October 2001). "Review of Song of the Cicadas". Foreword Reviews. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Gotera, Vince (2006). "Synecdoche: Brief Poetry Reviews". The North American Review. 291 (3/4): 84. ISSN 0029-2397. JSTOR 25127639.
- ^ Gotera, Vince (2008). "Synecdoche: BRIEF POETRY REVIEWS". The North American Review. 293 (3/4): 76. ISSN 0029-2397. JSTOR 41220320.
- ^ a b c d e "Mong-Lan Biography". Mong-Lan. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ "Song of the Cicadas". University of Massachusetts Press. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ "THE BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2002 by". Publishers Weekly. July 22, 2002. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Yu, Timothy (2006). "Review of Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation". Chicago Review. 51/52 (1): 222–230. ISSN 0009-3696. JSTOR 40784111.
- ^ "Mong-Lan Artwork". monglan.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Mong-Lan: Music". monglan.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
External links
edit- Mộng-Lan's Website
- Mộng-Lan Singer / Music
- Poem, "Three-Auricled Heart,"
- Poem, "Keel of Earth's Axis,"
- Poem, "Coyote,"
- Poem, "A Bamboo Knife,"
- Interview, University of Maryland University College Archived 2006-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
- UMASS Press Author Page
- Tupelo Press Author Page
- Piano Compositions-Music