Tan Lin

Tan A. Lin
Born1957 (age 6768)
NationalityAmerican
EducationCarleton College
Columbia University
Known forPoetry, filmmaking
Notable workHEATH (Plagiarism/Outsource), 7 Controlled Vocabularies and Obituary 2004: The Joy of Cooking
Style"Ambient" literature
Children1 (Ahn)

Tan Anthony Lin is an American poet, author, filmmaker, and professor. He defines his work as "ambient" literature, which draws on and samples source material from the internet and popular culture to address issues involving plagiarism, copyright, boredom, distracted modes of reading, paratext, and technology.