Alan Chong Lau (born July 11, 1948) is an American poet and artist.

Life

Lau was born in Oroville, California and grew up in Paradise, California. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Art. He serves as Arts Editor for the International Examiner. His art is represented at ArtXchange Gallery. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Awards

  • 1981 American Book Award
  • Creative Artist Fellowship for Japan from the Japan-US Friendship Commission
  • National Endowment for the Arts and the Agency for Cultural Affairs of the Japanese Government
  • Artists Grant from Seattle Arts Commission
  • Publications Grant from King County Arts Commission
  • Special Projects Grant from the California Arts Council

Works

  • no hurry (Cash Machine, 2007)
  • . University of Hawai'i Press. 2000. ISBN 978-0-8248-2323-8.
  • Songs For Jadina. Greenfield Review Press. 1980. ISBN 978-0-912678-43-6.
  • Garrett Kaoru Hongo; Alan Chong Lau; Lawson Fusao Inada (1978). . Buddhahead Press.

Anthologies

  • Ishmael Reed, ed. (2003). . Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 978-1-56025-458-4.
  • Gary Gach, ed. (1998). . Parallax Press. ISBN 978-0-938077-92-3.
  • Stan Yogi, ed. (1996). "2 Stops on the Way Home". . Heyday Books. p. . ISBN 978-0-930588-82-3. Alan Chong Lau.

External links

  • Guiyou Huang, ed. (2006). . Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-12620-5.