Sawako Nakayasu
Fiction Writing
Poetry Writing

Sawako Nakayasu holds a master's degree in poetry from Brown University as well as two bachelor's degrees in writing and musical composition from the University of California at San Diego.  She has lived in Paris as well as Tokyo, and now spends her time divided between Shanghai and America - where she has taught creative writing and poetry classes at UC San Diego, Bard College, Brown University, and Naropa University. Sawako is a celebrated author of poetry, prose, and performance text, with two published books of poetry, two forthcoming books, and numerous works of both poetry and prose published in a variety of journals and anthologies.  She has translated the work of Takashi Hiraide, Chika Sagawa, Kyong-Mi Park, and many others for publication in a diverse range of US journals, chapbooks, and anthologies.  She is also the recipient of grants from the NEA and PEN, as well as other awards and fellowships for her lifetime work in literature.

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Fiction Writing
Poetry Writing