Summer Fiction Year-Round: U.S. 1 continues to accept and publish submissions of original poetry, short works of fiction, and plays from readers who live or work in the Princeton area. Be sure to include a brief biography with your work.
Send submissions or questions by email to fiction@princetoninfo.com
Vida Chu grew up in Hong Kong but spent most of her life in Princeton, Her two books of poetry The Fragrant Harbor, and The Thirteenth Lake are published by Kelsay Books. During the pandemic, she enjoys hiking the many N.J. trails.
Of “A Delicate Balance,” she writes, “The poem describes a mobile with Big Bird balancing on a crescent moon on the rooftop garden of the Met. Big Bird seems to be at a loss of what to do next. I think the sculpture is a statement of the situation of our world with the pandemic, the climate change…”
