Genevieve (Genny) Lim (born December 15, 1946, in

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) is an American

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, playwright, and performer. She is the ninth poet laureate of

, and the first Chinese American in the role. She was the Chair of Community Arts and Education Committee, and Chair of the Advisory Board for the San Francisco Writers Corps. She has performed with Max Roach, Herbie Lewis, Francis Wong, and Jon Jang among others in San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Houston and Chicago.

Life

She graduated with her BA and MA from

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, and later with a certificate in broadcast journalism from

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in 1973. She teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She lives in

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with her two daughters, Colette and Danielle. Her papers are held at

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Awards

* 1981 American Book Award from the

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* Bay Guardian Goldie, Creative Work Fund and Rockefeller for "Songline: The Spiritual Tributary of Paul Robeson Jr. and Mei Lanfang," collaboration with Jon Jang and James Newton. * James Wong Howe Award for ''Paper Angels'' (Premiered July 2000, UC Zellerbach Playhouse). * 2022 Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN Oakland

Works

* * * Contributed to This Bridge Called My Back in 1981. * Featured poet in festivals that took place in Venezuela, Sarajevo, Italy and Bosnia-Hercegovina (2007).

Poetry

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Plays

Anthologies

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References

External links

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"Genny Lim, Poet and Beyond", ''Jaime Wright''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Genny 1946 births American feminists of Asian descent American feminists San Francisco State University alumni Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni New College of California faculty Living people American dramatists and playwrights of Chinese descent American women dramatists and playwrights American Book Award winners 21st-century American women