Jiwon Choi

Jiwon Choi is a poet who wants to resonate with you by entering and leaning into the perpetualness of the diasporas of our circumstances.

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One Daughter is Worth Ten Sons

"Pissed-off, stripped down, and deadly accurate, these poems spare no one." - Joan Larkin

I Used To Be Korean

"The poet’s ‘rosebud power’ and honesty are dynamic, as is her grasp of history, family, identity, and eros." - Linda Norton

A Temporary Dwelling

"A Temporary Dwelling is a stunning meditation on the body, grief, and place." – Jordan E. Franklin

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Writing through place, loss, and belonging

PoetryAsian American

Author's Note on A Temporary Dwelling

I can't say that I was feeling overtly political during the drafting of A Temporary Dwelling, my third poetry collection (Spuyten Duyvil, 2024), but I do acknowledge that I am distrustful of the Mainstream Culture seeing how it tries to jam unhelpful messages through my keyhole. A slightly contradictory statement coming from someone whose childhood was taken up with voraciously imbibing what the MC had to offer, primarily in TV form whilst waiting for the parents to get home. Yes, I was a child in the clutches of popular culture's long arms and sharp talons. Still a wee bit in awe of it.

August 8, 20242 min read

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