Extra Credit: Chen Chen- When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities

Tonight I went to see American poet, Chen Chen, who came to visit SUNY Cortland to read some of his work in the Jacobus Lounge. I was unsure of what to expect because I had never heard of him, but when he started reading his poems, so many emotions jumped out at me. These emotions included sadness, anger, confusion, and some humor. He wrote a lot to his childhood, how grew up, his Chinese background, and his current relationships in his life with his family and significant other. One specific line that he read that really stood out to me was “….Aren’t all great love stories at their core mistakes”-Chen Chen. This jumped out at me because I took it with sarcasm and thought it was humorous. Overall I really enjoyed going to listen to Chen Chen read his poems and would definitely go to listen to another poet sometime soon!