CINDY TRAN / POET



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Cindy Tran is the author of the poetry collection Sonnet Crown for NYC (2021), winner of the Thornwillow Patrons’ Prize, and is the creator of a short film by the same name.

A recipient of fellowships from NYSCA/NYFA, The Poetry Project, and Brooklyn Poets, her work has been presented at The Shed, Lincoln Center, and the BBC. Cindy’s poems appear in The Southern Review, Copper Nickel, Poetry Northwest, and elsewhere.

Her short film was an Official Selection at the Asian American International Film Festival (winner of the Audience Award) and the Korean Film Festival of New York.

Cindy has received support from Art Omi, Asian Women Giving Circle, Bread Loaf/Rona Jaffe, The Loft Literary Center, Millay Arts, Poets House, and Ucross, among others. Her work has been nominated for Best of the Net, Best New Poets, and the Pushcart Prize.

In her free time, Cindy writes Yelp reviews, hoping someone will search for a pork sandwich, and find her poem about sandwiches and racism.

She teaches poetry workshops, serves on the board of The Rumpus, and lives in New York City.

Photo: Honglin Vince Cai

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