Arthur Sze

Arthur Sze (English: /ˈziː/; Chinese: 施家彰; pinyin: Shī Jiāzhāng; born December 1, 1950) is an American poet, translator, and professor. Since 1972, he has published ten collections of poetry. Sze's ninth collection Compass Rose (2014) was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Sze's tenth collection Sight Lines (2019) won the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry.

Arthur Sze
Born (1950-12-01) December 1, 1950
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • translator
  • writer
  • professor
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California, Berkeley (BA)
GenrePoetry
Years active1972–present
Notable worksCompass Rose (2014)
Sight Lines (2019)
Notable awardsNational Book Award for Poetry (2019)
SpouseCarol Moldaw
Children2

Sze was the first Poet Laureate of Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he resides and is a professor emeritus at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

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