i see language as an instrument of exploration
and a means of identity construction.
through my research and writing i endeavor to both
reveal and create these sites of convergence.
i see language as an instrument of exploration
and a means of identity construction.
through my research and writing i endeavor to both
reveal and create these sites of convergence.
immune to: large organic yellow onions,
splattering oil, and last night’s glass in toes—
she wafts with spices and waltzes in a stained grey skirt,
exhausting what’s left of air,
she’s a turmeric tongue, cayenne mind.
—excerpt from 'kitchen remedies for a broken heart in early winter,'
Listen to an interview and select reading from my devis(h)er chapbook
–excerpt from 'Taipei Poetry Collective and the Importance of Poetry'