EMDASH AKA EMILY LU GAO
(高璐璐)

EMDASH a.k.a Emily Lu Gao (高璐璐) is a writer, artist, and daughter of Chinese immigrants. She writes to heal, grow, and decolonize. A 2025 LAMBDA Fellow, her work can be found in Poetry Northwest, Alocasia, Underblong, Tinderbox Poetry, Sine Theta, Poetry.Online, The Bellingham Review, Kweli Journal, and others. They've also been featured at The Chinese American Museum of Los Angelesas part of the (Be)Spoken Poetry exhibit. They’ve received funding from Jersey City Arts Council, Sundress Publications, Sunday Jump, Bread Loaf Environmental Writers Conference and more. She has a BA in Asian American Studies from Pitzer College, and a MFA in Poetry from Rutgers University-Newark. She has learned equally as much from community organizing and Southern California open mics.  When not writing, they are likely working as substitute elementary school teacher. (She/They)