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)
== Sources ==
* https://linktr.ee/salkang