?Lee's lyrics have a tidal sweep as he moves between the universe within and the world without.? ?Booklist, starred review
Li-Young Lee is a poet and translator. Lee's honors include a Lannan Literary Award, Whiting Award, PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award, I. B. Lavan Award, three Pushcart Prizes, a William Carlos Williams award, fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Academy of American Poets, and many others. He received the 2024 Ruth Lily Poetry Prize for Lifetime Achievement. Lee lives in Chicago.