Mercedes Eng is a Canadian writer, poet and educator based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her poetry books are ''Mercenary English'' (2013), ''yt mama'' (2020), and ''Prison Industrial Complex Explodes'' (2017). Eng's poetic work considers themes such as

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and socioeconomics. In 2018 she won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.

Early life and education

Eng was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She is of mixed ( white- and

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) heritage, which she explores in her 2020 book ''my yt mama'' among other works.

Publications

* ''February 2010'' (2010) - Chapbook * ''knuckle sandwich'' (2011) - Chapbook * ''Mercenary English'' (2013, reissued in 2016 and 2018) - Book * ''Prison Industrial Complex Explodes'' (2017) - Book * ''my yt mama'' (2020) - Book

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eng, Mercedes Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Medicine Hat Writers from Alberta Writers from Vancouver Canadian women poets 21st-century Canadian poets