Monica Youn
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Monica Youn is an American poet and former lawyer known for her formally inventive, politically engaged collections such as "Ignatz" and "Blackacre."
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| Monica Youn canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
person
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poet ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| author |
Monica Youn
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Monica Youn NERFINISHED ⓘ Monica Youn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Book Award for Poetry finalist
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National Book Critics Circle Award finalist ⓘ William Carlos Williams Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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University of Oxford ⓘ Yale Law School ⓘ |
| employer |
New York University
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Princeton University ⓘ University of California, Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Korean American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
creative writing
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law ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| formerOccupation |
Supreme Court litigator
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campaign finance lawyer ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary poetry
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lyric poetry ⓘ political poetry ⓘ |
| hasDegree |
Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University
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Juris Doctor from Yale Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Monica Youn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
Blackacre
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From From NERFINISHED ⓘ Ignatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
creative writing faculty member
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director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice ⓘ professor of English ⓘ |
| workedFor | Brennan Center for Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle | formally inventive ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
American politics
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identity ⓘ law ⓘ property ⓘ race ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Yale Younger Poets Series