Lisa Low
Dr. Lisa Low | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Poet and scholar |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Rice University (BA) Indiana University Bloomington (MFA) University of Cincinnati (PhD) |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English |
Sub-discipline | Creative writing |
| Website | https://www.lisa-low.com/ |
Lisa Low is a Chinese American writer and artist. She is the author of Replica (University of Wisconsin Press, 2026) and the chapbook Crown for the Girl Inside (YesYes Books, 2023).[1][2] In 2023, Low won a Pushcart Prize.[3]
Biography
Low was born and raised in Maryland.[4] In 2009, she received her BA in English from Rice University.[5]
Her debut poetry collection, Replica, was selected as one of Chicago Review of Books’ “Must-Read Books of March 2026.”[6] It received a starred review from Booklist.[7]
Honors and awards
- 2020: Gulf Coast Nonfiction Prize
- 2023: Pushcart Prize
References
- ↑ Lit, Intern Electric (2025-09-11). "Exclusive Cover Reveal of "Replica" by Lisa Low". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ Achanzar, Helene (2024-04-29). "One More Thing: Shelley Wong and Lisa Low in Conversation". Poetry Northwest. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ Low, Lisa (2026-04-07). "The Poetics of Repetition: In Praise of the Art of Replication". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ "Lisa Low, "Proleptic Strategies in Race-Based Essays: Jordan K. Thomas, Rita Banerjee, and Durga Chew-Bose" (Assay 7.1)". ASSAY: A JOURNAL OF NONFICTION STUDIES. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ "The Campanile, 2009 - Rice University Digital Collections". digitalcollections.rice.edu. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ Welch, Michael (2026-03-02). "12 Must-Read Books of March 2026". Chicago Review of Books. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ Replica.