So suddenly the same poems became more worthy?
Via ABC:
A white man named Michael Derrick Hudson claims that changing his name to “Yi-Fen Chou” has given him a leg up in the brutal world of published poetry. The revelation has sparked accusations of misrepresentation and racism, with comparisons to disgraced Rachel Dolezal.
Hudson, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a genealogist at the Allen County Public Library. His poem — “The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers, Poseidon, Adam and Eve” — was selected for the 2015 edition of “Best American Poetry,” with the pseudonym that uses a surname of Chinese origins.
Sherman Alexie, the editor who selected the poem for the annual anthology of 75 works, then received a note from Hudson himself.
HT: Perry