The Truth in Rented Rooms Poetry by Koon Woon Book Description . About the Author . Excerpt . Reviews . Events . Buy Books Now Koon Woon was born in a small village near Canton in 1949, immigrated to the United States in 1960, and presently resides in Seattle's International District. His poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies, including The Poem and the World: An International Anthology and Premonitions: The Kaya Anthology of New Asian North American Poetry. As the publisher of the literary zine, Chrysanthemum, and Goldfish Press, Woon is a vocal advocate for Seattle literature. The Truth in Rented Rooms is his first book.