Koon Woon is a Chinese-American poet, editor, student of mathematics, philosophy, and modal logic, and mentor based in Chinatown, Seattle, Washington.
Woon was born into a large family in a small village near Guangzhou, China, in 1949.
After recovering from mental illness lasting two decades, he went to Antioch University Seattle and got a bachelor's degree.
Then, Woon attended Fort Hays State University and got a master's degree.
Woon has published two books of poetry, and self-published two memoirs.