User:JKizzieHumanities/Chrysanthemum Tran

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Chrysanthemum Tran is a Vietnamese-American transfeminine poet, writer, performer, educator, and artist from South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Tran is the first transfeminine finalist at the Women of the World Poetry Slam, and is a leader and organizer of Providence Poetry Slam. Tran's work has made her a "queer POC icon."[1]

Tran grew up in the American South, the child of refugees. Tran moved to Rhode Island attended Brown University and graduated in 2017. During her time at Brown, she was part of the Brown University/RISD Slam Poetry Team.

Tran's work explores themes of language, history, and their personal experience. In her own words, her work explores “the intersections of Vietnamese diaspora and transgender dysphoria.”[2]

Tran has been a guest speaker at the University of Chicago Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, a poet performer at Harvard University, and her work has been featured by the New York Times.[3]

Awards[edit]

Finalist at the Women of the World Poetry Slam, 2016 [4]

Best Poet, National College Slam, 2016 [4]

Slam Champion Rustbelt Poetry Slam 2016 [4]

Pink Door Fellowship, 2016[1]

Slam Champion 2017 FEMS Poetry Slam.[1]

MacColl Johnson Fellowship, 2019. [5]

Notablity (for Talk page)[edit]

Per WP:CREATIVE, this artist has 4c. "won significant critical attention"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Chrysanthemum Tran, Performer, Poet, Teaching Artist." Oberlin Review, The: Oberlin College (OH), sec. arts, 11 May 2018. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/16BD8A2D24F044B0. Accessed 27 Jan. 2020.
  2. ^ GRAVELLE, KENDRA. "Pursuing passion - RIF grants $25,000 to local writer." Narragansett Times, The (Wakefield, RI), sec. News, 1 Mar. 2019, p. A1. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/171F6F255FB4C2A0. Accessed 28 Jan. 2020.
  3. ^ "Kit Yan Saves the Day in Oberon’s ‘Queer Heartache’." Harvard Crimson, The: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), sec. arts arts, 18 Feb. 2018. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/16A2872D806AD3A8. Accessed 28 Jan. 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Nagler, Brooke. "Chrysanthemum Tran Reclaims Her Roots Through Poetry." Chicago Maroon, The: University of Chicago (IL), sec. Arts, 21 May 2018. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/16C1425419406E88. Accessed 28 Jan. 2020.
  5. ^ List, Madeleine. "The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded three Rhode Island w." Providence Journal (RI), sec. RI News, 24 Feb. 2019, p. F5. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/171CDB4DA8D83CE0. Accessed 27 Jan. 2020.