Mercedes Eng is a Canadian writer, poet and educator based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has published multiple poetry books: Mercenary English (2013); yt mama (2020);^[1] and Prison Industrial Complex Explodes (2017).^[2][3] Her poetic work considers themes such as race relations and socioeconomics.^{[4][non-primary source needed]} In 2018 she won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.^[5]

Early life and education

Eng was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She is of mixed (white and Chinese) lineage, which she explores in her 2020 book my yt mama.^[6]

Publications

• February 2010 (2010) - Chapbook^[4]
• knuckle sandwich (2011) - Chapbook^[4]
• Mercenary English (2013, reissued in 2016 and 2018) - Book^{[7][non-primary source needed]}
• Prison Industrial Complex Explodes (2017) - Book^{[8][non-primary source needed]}
• my yt mama (2020) - Book^{[9][non-primary source needed]}