Daniel W.K. Lee

Daniel W.K. Lee (李華強) is a third-generation refugee, queer, Cantonese American born in Kuching, Malaysia. He earned his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at The New School, and his debut collection of poetry, Anatomy of Want, was published by Queer Mojo/Rebel Satori Press. Daniel won the 2025 Patty Friedmann Writing Competition in poetry, and his work has been seen in print and online, including recent pieces in Winter in America (Again), High Rise: Brutalist Poetry,  Saints & Sinners: New Poetry from the Festival, 2025, South Dakota Review, Foglifter, and 64 Parishes. He is a co-host of the Power Beyond Pride podcast and lives in New Orleans with his head-turning whippet Camden. Find out more about him at danielwklee.com or join his Patreon at patreon.com/danielwklee.