Yuan is a 9-time Pushcart nominee and author of 7 chapbooks. Growing up in a remote village, Yuan began to learn English at 19 and published monographs on translation before moving out of China. With a PhD in English, Yuan currently edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver, and has poetry appearing in Best Canadian Poetry,  BestNewPoemsOnline, London Magazine, Threepenny Review and 1159 others across 38 countries.