Mia You was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in California, but now lives in the Netherlands. She is the Central Editor of Poetry International in Rotterdam. Her poetry collection, I, Too, Dislike It, is forthcoming from 1913 Press. You's essays and reviews have appeared in Bookforum, Boston Review, The Hairpin, Jacket2, The Volta, as well as the Los Angeles Review of Books' Quarterly Journal.