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Cathy Song (born Cathy-Lynn Song; August 20, 1955) is an accomplished poet that won numerous awards including the Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize and the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. She uses her heritage, coming from an Asian American culture, as the key compartment for her work. Although her genre of poetry is debated, it's unquestioned her revolutionary poetry questioned cultural acceptance in America.

Biography
Cathy Song was raised surrounded by a strong Asian presence due to the fact that her mother, "Ella Song, was a second-generation Chinese American seamstress, and her father, Andrew Song, was a Korean American airline pilot. " Mrs. Song quickly fell in love with the English language, allowing her to write at a high level in her youth. Her love for literature propelled her into writing her first novel at the age of eleven. Although she was a prolific writer, she shifted her focus to music, in high school, where she began writing songs. In an attempt to become a respected songwriter, much like her idol Joan Baez, Mrs. Song discovered her passion for poetry. She continued writing poems after high school.

Song attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa where she worked closely with a poet critic by the name of John Unterecker. He ultimately reached the conclusion that Mrs. Song's work would prosper once reaching the mainland convincing her to transfer to Wellesley College in Massachusetts. During her time at Wellesley, she uncovered Georgia O’Keeffe’s self titled book that inspired her to write poems. It eventually was incorporated in her first published book later known as "Picture Bride." Following her time in Wellesley, where she obtained a Bachelor in English literature, Mrs. Song decided to furthered her education. Mrs. Song went on to completing a Master of Arts degree at Boston University in 1981. "While in Boston, Song married Douglas McHarg Davenport, a medical student at Tufts University. "

After their marriage, Song entered a roughed draft of her work "Picture Bride" into a poetry competition ran by Yale university. Head of the origination, Richard Hugo, recognized Song's talent naming her the recipient of the Yale Series of Younger Poets award in 1982 of the 625 qualifying participant. Yale ultimately published her work the following year claiming "Song is a pioneer among a generation reexamining its heritage. " Song continued her success by publishing a long list of book which were compilations of her poems: "Squares of Light" in 1988, "School Figures" in 1994,and "The land of Bliss" in 2001. Her work gained global recognition ultimately expanding on her list of awards. She obtained the "Frederick Bock Prize from Poetry magazine, the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, the Hawaii Award for Literature, the Elliot Cades Award for Literature, the Pushcart Prize, and a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant " for her work published following "Picture Bride".

Throughout this time period, Song and her husband, Dr. Douglas Davenport, managed to raise a family between their busy work schedules. They initially began a family in 1983 when the two welcomed a son in Boston. Two years following their son's birth, they were forced to move to Denver, because of Dr. Davenport's medical residency. During their time in Denver they welcomed their second child: A daughter in 1986. "In 1987 Song and her family returned to Hawaii, and she began working as a teacher in the Poet in the Schools project, a program that gave public schoolchildren the opportunity to work with recognized poets ." While in Hawaii, they introduced the final member of their family another son in 1991. She stills resides in Hawaii where English literature continues to be large component in her life.