Sal Kang

Sal is a professional sluggard and occasional writer who spends most of her free time sleeping and reading Anne Carson. You can find her tweeting at @nini_kang. Of her pen name, Sal said, "My full pen name is Sal Kang. Sal is the name of my favorite character in my favorite book, When You Reach Me."

Early Life
Kang grew up in many different places. She was born in Daejeon, South Korea, moved to Singapore when she was 4, moved again to Beijing when I was 10, and floated around between Daegu and London for a while after that. Most recently, she has moved to Princeton, New Jersey and intends to live here for the foreseeable future.

Goals
Her goals are to share feminist ideas, deconstruct stigmas surrounding mental health, and explore her own heritage/identity. Of this, she said, "If I could do that without erasing personal stories (and amplifying them instead), I would consider myself a successful writer."

Inspirations
Sal's inspirations are listed below:

In no particular order:

- fellow writers' work. Young/queer/BIPOC writers are especially inspiring

- sometimes, spite or anger! Unbridled rage is the best inspiration

- my partner, who makes me think and feel so much more on a daily basis compared to any other person on this planet

- good prompts

- the continued inaccessibility of therapy

Philosophy
Kang believes "Writing should be emotional. In fact, it should be brimming with emotion."

Works
The Rappahannock Review, Issue 6.2 ( https://rappahannockreview.com/issue-6-2/contents/poetry/sal-kang );

Yes Poetry ( https://www.yespoetry.com/news/sal-kang-july-2019-poet-of-the-month );

The Bitchin' Kitsch, Vol. 10 Issue 2 ( https://issuu.com/chris_talbot/docs/bkspring2019print );

Unlost Journal, Issue 18 ( https://unlostjournal.com/sal-kang );

Night Music Journal, Volume 6 ( https://nightmusicjournal.com/2019/11/18/presenting-nmj-volume-6/ );

Lunch Ticket ( https://lunchticket.org/poem-for-graph-paper-three-one/ );

The Heritage Review, Issue 3 ( https://www.heritagereview.org/new-page-33 );

Vagabond City Literary Journal, Issue 53 ( https://vagabondcitylit.com/2020/11/16/potassium-to-water-by-sal/ );

Q/A Poetry, Issue 21 ( https://www.qapoetry.com/post/issue-21 );

stay journal, Issue 3 ( https://www.stayjournal.org/issuethree/four-poems-3-12-sonnets-for-7-minutes-size-zero-poem-for-a-blue-page-ways-to-harm-a-seed-by-sal-kang )