Hello, and welcome!

My name is Jennifer Huang. I’m a poet, community storyteller, and cat parent based in Eugene, Oregon.

The Shortlist:

I wrote a book.

I have published poems and essays.

I (sometimes) write a Substack.

I am working on crafts (mending old pants), writing and recording music, micro-gardening, and being nicer to myself.

A Tale of Two Bios

Jennifer Huang is the author of Return Flight, which was awarded the 2021 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry from Milkweed Editions. Their poems have appeared in POETRY, The Rumpus, and Narrative Magazine, among other places; and they have been received recognition from the Academy of American Poets, Brooklyn Poets, North American Taiwan Studies Association, and more. In 2020, Jennifer earned their M.F.A. in Poetry at the University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers' Program. Born in Maryland to Taiwanese immigrants, they have since called many places home.

My name is Jennifer, and I use they/them pronouns. Throughout all of the “things” I do, the one thread that brings them together is a love of community, place, and connection. This feels true whether I am mending my decade-old pants or writing marketing materials. I love finding and telling stories, the process of discovering the “right” words. I love teaching and helping others find those words. Currently, I don’t know what my work is culminating up to. Maybe nothing! But what I do know is that I am enjoying the process of creation: music, zines, crafts, gardens, relationships, rest. You can find me bopping around Eugene, Oregon.