Pichchenda Bao (she/her) is a Cambodian American poet and writer. She was born in Cambodia, in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge regime. She and her parents arrived as refugees to the United States. She grew up in northern Virginia, and now lives, writes and raises her children in New York City.

Her work weaves together grief, resilience, survivor’s guilt, generational divides, wonder, and the everyday. Her poetry and prose have appeared in numerous print and online literary journals.

In addition, her work has been nominated for Best of the Net, a Pushcart Prize, made into limited-edition broadsides, commissioned by museums and other artists.

Her honors include a poetry fellowship from Kundiman, a poetry residency from Bethany Arts Community, a New Works grant from Queens Council on the Arts, and an emerging writer fellowship from Aspen Words.