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Mercedes Eng is a Canadian writer, poet and educator based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her poetry books are Mercenary English (2013), yt mama (2020),[1] and Prison Industrial Complex Explodes (2017).[2][3][4] Eng's poetic work considers themes such as race relations and socioeconomics.[5][6] In 2018 she won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.[7]

Early life and education[edit]

Eng was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She is of mixed (white- and Chinese-Canadian) heritage, which she explores in her 2020 book my yt mama[8] among other works.

Publications[edit]

  • February 2010 (2010) - Chapbook[5]
  • knuckle sandwich (2011) - Chapbook[5]
  • Mercenary English (2013, reissued in 2016 and 2018) - Book[9][non-primary source needed]
  • Prison Industrial Complex Explodes (2017) - Book[10][6]
  • my yt mama (2020) - Book[11][1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Peng, Rebecca (2020-10-25). "Interrogating our conflation of authenticity with certainty". Rungh Cultural Society. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  2. ^ Belcourt, Billy-Ray (2018-09-03). "Review of Prison Industrial Complex by Mercedes Eng (Talonbooks 2017) • The Capilano Review". The Capilano Review. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  3. ^ Islam, Doyali (January 4, 2018). "Review: Canisia Lubrin's Voodoo Hypothesis and Mercedes Eng's Prison Industrial Complex Explodes". Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  4. ^ "Inside/Out: the art show my dad never had (reading at opening)". grunt gallery and Vimeo.
  5. ^ a b c "Mercedes Eng » Authors » Talonbooks". talonbooks.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  6. ^ a b "Mercedes Eng advocates for social change during Shadbolt Fellowship". Simon Fraser University.
  7. ^ "2018 Winners & Finalists – BC and Yukon Book Prizes". Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  8. ^ Nakagawa, Carolyn (2020-10-24). "Ambivalent Inheritance: my yt mama by Mercedes Eng". Arc Poetry. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  9. ^ "Mercenary English » Books » Talonbooks". talonbooks.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  10. ^ "Prison Industrial Complex Explodes » Books » Talonbooks". talonbooks.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  11. ^ "my yt mama » Books » Talonbooks". talonbooks.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
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