Shirley Geok-lin Lim (born 1944) was born in Malacca Malaysia. She is an American writer of poetry, fiction, and criticism. Her first collection of poems, Crossing The Peninsula, published in 1980, won her the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, a first both for an Asian and for a woman. Among several other awards that she has received, her memoir, Among the White Moon Faces, received the 1997 American Book Award.To read more about Shirley Geok-lin Lim, visit her page on Wikipedia.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Country of origin: Malaysia
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