Summer Updates
Well, I skipped winter because there weren't many updates, and spring because there was a pandemic. But lots is happening behind the scenes, such as doing poetry line edits on Continuity with Harper Quinn. This book has been in the works for a long time and I'm really proud of the work that's being done right now with Harper. We've been editing for about an hour at a time for a week or so. Our talks, she in Portland (between work and protests) and me in Kentucky--I call it poetry therapy. She is able to convey the difficult outside reader's view very clearly. Our pro tip to everyone is that if some lines from your poem went viral on Tumblr--they might need to be taken out of the poem. Think about ittt!
At any rate, I'm also pleased to say that the Betweens found a publisher and that edits are also going to be in progress as soon as Continuity goes to the designer.
Meanwhile, I've had some long stewed poems in The Georgia Review, and a poem on the backpage of APR, which is a pretty big deal to me. Thanks to the editors of those journals for their care and insight.
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I want to say publically that I have been a proud Kundiman fellow and have enjoyed the work they do for young Asian American poets for a long time. But like some Asian American poets, I feel that I'm most invested in situating my positionality in favor of black lives and black joy. This is something that's been apparent to me since I had a conversation with Ginger Ko about the subject in Denver, and since living in Philadelphia where social inequities fall so clearly across racial lines.
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I am also recording Futureless Languages as an audio book and it will be available on Bandcamp *quite* soon. I will post the link here when it becomes live.
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With Murphy Writing and Jacob Camacho, we will be offering a summer spoken word course in conjunction with the LITT Program at Stockton University. Our aim is to give a lot of students local to the college the chance to get a let up on their poetry during this long strange quarantine summer, feel some connection and to know their own power. The link to sign up will be posted here within a couple of days.
Stay tuned. Hope all are well out there.
At any rate, I'm also pleased to say that the Betweens found a publisher and that edits are also going to be in progress as soon as Continuity goes to the designer.
Meanwhile, I've had some long stewed poems in The Georgia Review, and a poem on the backpage of APR, which is a pretty big deal to me. Thanks to the editors of those journals for their care and insight.
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I want to say publically that I have been a proud Kundiman fellow and have enjoyed the work they do for young Asian American poets for a long time. But like some Asian American poets, I feel that I'm most invested in situating my positionality in favor of black lives and black joy. This is something that's been apparent to me since I had a conversation with Ginger Ko about the subject in Denver, and since living in Philadelphia where social inequities fall so clearly across racial lines.
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I am also recording Futureless Languages as an audio book and it will be available on Bandcamp *quite* soon. I will post the link here when it becomes live.
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With Murphy Writing and Jacob Camacho, we will be offering a summer spoken word course in conjunction with the LITT Program at Stockton University. Our aim is to give a lot of students local to the college the chance to get a let up on their poetry during this long strange quarantine summer, feel some connection and to know their own power. The link to sign up will be posted here within a couple of days.
Stay tuned. Hope all are well out there.
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