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Derek Chungis an acclaimed poet, essayist, and critic from Hong Kong. The author of eight poetry collections, several short story anthologies, and a book of poetry criticism, he is a two-time winner of the Youth Literary Awards and five-time winner of the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature, among other accolades. He has also been named Artist of the Year (Literary Arts) by the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards. In 2019, Chung was a featured poet at the International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong (IPNHK), one of the most influential international poetry event series in Asia. His work has been translated into English and Japanese. Award-winning translator and writer May Huang began translatingChungKwok-keung's poetry in 2018 and her translations have appeared inExchanges, Circumference,The Common, World Literature Today,Los Angeles Review,Her writings on translation have appeared inWords Without Borders, Electric Literature, Hopscotch Translation, Hong Kong Review of Books,andCha: An Asian Literary Journal.
