Poetry & Writing

Priscilla Lee

Poet, writer, and senior technical writer in San Francisco.

Poetry

Poems about family, San Francisco, Chinese American life, ritual, food, music, memory, and myth.

Poem

Teenage transformation, family intervention, and 1980s San Francisco.

Poem

A grandmother, five quarters, a Tung Shu, and the uncertainty inside prophecy.

Performance poem

A recipe sharpened into a post-modern Asian American performance poem.

Featured essays

Essays

Essays and reflections on poetry, family history, cultural lineage, myth, and memory.

Books

Priscilla LeeWishbonePoetry

Priscilla Lee’s debut collection, published by Heyday Press.

Priscilla LeeChiu’s House of Lovely AnimalsPoetry

Poems about family, relationships, animals, humor, and everyday life.

Recognition

AAASPoetry Book Award

PhelanLiterary Award

UC BerkeleyEmily Chamberlain Cook Prize

NationalPoetry Foundation, Ploughshares, Kenyon Review, ZYZZYVA

Technical writing

More than two decades of technical writing experience across Google, Oracle, and Teradyne.