Evelyn Lau
- January 5, 2024
- Poet
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Evelyn Lau |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 2, 1971(1971-07-02) |
| Age | 53 |
| Birthplace | Vancouver |
| Country | Canada |
| Birth City | British Columbia |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Evelyn Lau Biography
| Name | Evelyn Lau |
| Birthday | Jul 2 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Vancouver |
| Home Town | British Columbia |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Evelyn Lau is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on July 2, 1971 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Chinese- Canadian writer, poet and Poet Laureate in 2011. from the City of Vancouver. Her collection of poetry that won awards includes You are Not Who You Claim, Oedipal Dreams, and Living Under Plastic.
Her memoir from 1989, Runaway: Diary of the Street Kid, was made into a 1993 film with Her 1989 memoir, Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid, was made into a 1993 film starring Sandra Oh..
Evelyn Lau began publishing poetry at the age of 12; her creative efforts helped her escape the pressure of home and school. In March 1986, at age 14, Lau left home and spent the next several years living itinerantly in Vancouver as a homeless person, sleeping mainly in shelters, friends’ homes, and on the street. She also became involved in prostitution and drug abuse during this time.
Despite the chaos of her first two years’ independence, she submitted numerous poems to journals and received some recognition. A diary she kept at the time was published in 1989 as Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid. The book was a critical and commercial success; Lau received praise for frankly chronicling her relationships with manipulative older men, the life and habits of a group of anarchists with whom she stayed immediately after leaving home, her experiences with a couple from Boston who smuggled her into the United States, her abuse of various drugs, and her relationship with British Columbia’s child support services. The diary was adapted as a film The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1993), starring Canadian actress Sandra Oh.
She had a romantic relationship with W.P. Kinsella who was a professor of writing who was later accused of Libel after she published an essay describing the relationship.
Evelyn Lau Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Poet |
| House | Living in own house. |
Evelyn Lau is one of the richest Poet from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Evelyn Lau 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She escaped from her home at 14 and endured a long period of homelessness, addiction to drugs and prostitution.
Her tense relationship with her parents was the result of their insistence to have her study medicine instead of pursuing a literary career.
Evelyn Lau was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 2, 1971 to Chinese- Canadian parents from Hong Kong, who intended for her to become a doctor. Her parents’ ambitions for her were wholly irreconcilable with her own; consequently, her home and school lives were desperately unhappy. Lau attended Templeton Secondary School in Vancouver. In 1986 Lau ran away from her unbearable existence as a social outcast and pariah in school and a tyrannized daughter at home.
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Evelyn Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Evelyn Lau celebrates birthday on July 2 of every year.