Li-Young Lee has written several collections of poetry, the most recent of which, Behind My Eyes, was published in 2008.  His memoir, The Winged Seed: A Remembrance (1995) received an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation.  Lee has also received fellowships from the Academy of American Poets and the Guggenheim Foundation, as well as grants from the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, among others.