Biography and education
Mai Der Vang is the author of Primordial (Graywolf Press, 2025), Yellow Rain (Graywolf Press, 2021), and Afterland (Graywolf Press, 2017). Her honors include the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets, an American Book Award, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets, among others. The recipient of a Guggenheim and Lannan Literary Fellowship, she teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Fresno State and currently serves as the Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at Texas State University.
Education:
Columbia University - M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Poetry)
University of Californa, Berkeley - B.A. in English
Education:
Columbia University - M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Poetry)
University of Californa, Berkeley - B.A. in English
Profile in progress
Mai Vang's profile is in progress. We look forward to sharing more about their work at Texas State University as details become available.
Contact faculty