Kay Saunder Emerging Poet Contest Judge: Ae Hee Lee

Born in South Korea and raised in Peru, Ae Hee Lee currently lives in Wisconsin. She is the author of ASTERISM, which was selected for the 2022 Dorset Prize, and the poetry chapbooks Bedtime // Riverbed, Dear bear, and Connotary. She has received scholarships and honors from the Academy of American Poets, AWP, Bread Loaf, and Sewanee Writers’ Conference, among others.