A prestigious poetry anthology is under fire for including a poem by a white author who published some of his work under a Chinese pen name in order to gain editors' attention.
The poem, called "The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers, Poseidon, Adam and Eve," was published under the name Yi-Fen Chou, a nom de plume for poet and genealogist Michael Derrick Hudson, who is white.
Poet and novelist Sherman Alexie, the guest editor of "The Best American Poetry 2015," has come under fire for selecting the poem, which was originally published in the prestigious literary magazine Prairie Schooner.