An Authentic Life

Name: An Authentic Life
ISBN: 9781556596667

Pulitzer Prize · 2025 · ShortlistNational Book · 2024 · Shortlist

Copper Canyon PressMarch 5, 2024PoetryISBN 9781556596667

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry	2025	Shortlist
National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry	2024	Shortlist

Jennifer Chang's third collection meditates on authenticity, immigration, and the meaning of an examined life. Shortlisted for the NBCC Award.

Jennifer Chang is an author whose work has been recognized by major literary awards.

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Frank: Sonnets
Diane SeussPulitzer Prize for Poetry
Shortlist
Olio
Tyehimba JessPEN/Jean Stein Book Award
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Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
John AshberyNational Book Award for Poetry
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Black Zodiac
Charles WrightPulitzer Prize for Poetry
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Collected Poems, 1917-1952
Archibald MacLeishNational Book Award for Poetry
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Collected Poems
Marianne MooreNational Book Award for Poetry