"Metal Lungs" published in Drunken Boat #15

I'm thrilled that the work "Metal Lungs" has been published in the current issue of Drunken Boat as part of the folio entitled Handmade/Homemade, which celebrates the craft of poetry in the context of handmade artist books.

The folio is curated by Deborah Poe and "is being published in conjunction with an exhibition at Pace University in Westchester (with a sister exhibit at Kelly Writers House in Philadelphia) that includes handmade, homemade and letterpress chapbooks, broadsides, one-of-a-kind editions, artist collaborations and the construction of texts from unorthodox materials."

I also want to give a shout out to my Kundiman fellows as well as poetry friend at the Poetry Institute of New Haven for their support!

Body Maps: Opening May 10

I'm pleased that the piece "Elegy" will also be included in an literary and art exhibition entitled Body Maps, curated by Margaret Rhee.

Opening Reception

Thursday, May 10 - 6:00 pm
Performance 7pm- 8:30pm
$5-$15 sliding scale
RSVP

Proceeds will benefit partnering organization Bantei Srei and AAWAA.

La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705

Exhibition Statement: Body Maps

Our bodies. Ourselves. Her Asian American body is a historical, political, and emotional site where difference, identity, and freedom are mapped. Our digital age presents a plethora of racialized imagery of her Asian American Body. How to begin? The intergenerational poets and artists of "Body Maps" respond, reclaim, and remap her Asian American body through feminist interventions. "Body Maps" is a feminist exploration, poetic celebration, cartographic journey, in which, we invite you to join us.

Presenting Artists:

* Jai Arun Ravine
* Bonnie Kwong
* Barbara Jane Reyes
* Leah Lakshimi Piepzna-Samarasinha
* Jean Vengua
* Celeste Chan and JDX
* Debbie Yee
* Monica Ong
* Rona Luo
* Kim Tran
* HaeTae and Margaret Rhee

"Elegy" published in The New Sound

I'm so pleased to be included in the inaugural issue of The New Sound Interdisciplinary Journal of Literature and Art. This issue features my visual poem "Elegy" - a tribute to one of my dearest friends. I use a found image of the anatomy of the arm, and replace the text with a narrative about this person, who was a mother, violinist, and great friend.

It's great to be featured among a selection of work that blurs boundaries of art and literature and span many social and cultural perspective. It is published by the University of New Haven.