tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295245742024-03-13T10:10:48.009-07:00On The Other Side Of The EyePoetry, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and culture from a Lao American perspective.Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.comBlogger3127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-38257692803981267192020-10-18T08:52:00.004-07:002020-10-18T08:53:43.021-07:00BEFORE WE REMEMBER WE DREAM available now from Sahtu Press<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_iAiIUx9PWU/X4xhBrDZtsI/AAAAAAAHwjI/zvPqCGBx2Ew7TLYmRoJL-KSs6XLlv8d-QCNcBGAsYHQ/s731/Before%2BWe%2BREmember%2BWe%2BDream%2BBook%2BCover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_iAiIUx9PWU/X4xhBrDZtsI/AAAAAAAHwjI/zvPqCGBx2Ew7TLYmRoJL-KSs6XLlv8d-QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/Before%2BWe%2BREmember%2BWe%2BDream%2BBook%2BCover.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://sahtu.press/books/before-we-remember-we-dream">My new collection <i>BEFORE WE REMEMBER WE DREAM </i>is available now from Sahtu Press</a>. <p></p><p>This is my first book in a hard-copy format in 7 years since <i>DEMONSTRA </i>with the Lao American visual artist Vongduane Manivong<i>. </i></p><p>This new collection features original art by Nor Sanavongsay and blends memoir and Southeast Asian history, myth, horror and science fiction to examine 45 years of the Lao diaspora. It has a cover by the award-winning Lao American artist Sisavanh Phouthavong Houghton.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RBW04oONaBk/X4xkm83pgJI/AAAAAAAHwjY/YLtgDOeTK_46ftctv2zjQ_xj01KlCtaKwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1920/119949567_10158818818391060_8134136723898442119_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RBW04oONaBk/X4xkm83pgJI/AAAAAAAHwjY/YLtgDOeTK_46ftctv2zjQ_xj01KlCtaKwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/119949567_10158818818391060_8134136723898442119_o.jpg" /></a></div><p>These 55 poems focus largely on 1973 to the present from the banks of the Mekong River during the Secret War for Laos to unexpected intersections of Southeast Asian history in the small towns of America and Asian American history. Tragedy, humor, memory and dreams collide to provide readers an understanding of what has been, and what might be.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/438742135" width="600" height="600" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe>Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-90017452383126684232020-01-01T20:17:00.000-08:002020-01-01T21:39:50.704-08:00Inauguration Day NoteSo that we can remember: On Inauguration Day 1/20/2017, Gas was $2.09. The Dow 19,819 and NASDAQ 5560.7. Our Unemployment rate was 4.7%. Where are we now? Work for the change you want for the next 4 years ahead.Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-6562343223956210132018-04-10T22:18:00.004-07:002018-04-10T22:18:47.241-07:00Recent Lao Poems From The Diaspora<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It's been a few months since my last post here, but just for the fun of it, here's a few of the new poems that have been coming up while I work on my latest projects to address the refugee imagination for Laotians around the world through poetry, visual art, and interdisciplinary activities. What are some of your favorite poems from Laos? Who are some of your favorite poets, and what do you like to read in their poetry?</div>
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<br />Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-10921040602942157782017-10-13T20:42:00.002-07:002017-10-14T09:02:08.366-07:00Transitioning to Laomagination<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As some of you may have noticed, over the last few weeks we've been slowly doing the rollout for Laomagination over at <a href="http://thaoworra.com/">Thaoworra.com</a> or <a href="http://thaoworra.wordpress.com/">http://thaoworra.wordpress.com</a>. <i>On The Other Side Of The Eye </i>will continue to be active but we'll slowly be putting the more important and useful posts over at <i>Laomagination. </i>After the 12th anniversary of <i>On The Other Side Of The Eye, </i>I anticipate this site will be largely maintained as an archive rather than actively updated. Thank you for your support!Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-20328052898599467522017-10-13T20:36:00.002-07:002017-10-13T20:38:00.877-07:00Recent book citations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Some books recently came to my attention where I'm apparently cited for one reason or another. Sharing them here so that I have a reasonably accurate note on what they were.</div>
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Dictionary of Midwestern Literature - Volume 2, Dimensions of the Midwestern Literary Imagination. 2016.</div>
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Asian America: A Primary Source Reader, featured my poems "E Pluribus Unum," and "Golden Triangle Holy Mountain," in 2016.<br /><br />
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Cited in The Best Horror of the Year Series, Book 6, 2014 and in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008: 21st Annual Collection</div>
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The Great American Mosaic: An Exploration of Diversity in Primary Documents [4 volumes] in Sept. 30, 2014 by Gary Okihiro and Lionel Bascom.
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Asian American Culture: From Anime to Tiger Moms, 2016.<br />
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My thanks to everyone who took the time to read my work and engage with it. I look forward to writing more for you all in the future. In the meantime, study hard, and keep imaginative!Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-65582084410814374672017-10-12T15:18:00.005-07:002017-10-13T19:55:29.745-07:00In remembering Vietnam War, more stories of Lao refugees deserve to be told<a href="https://whyy.org/articles/remembering-vietnam-war-stories-lao-refugees-deserve-told/">My perspective on the Ken Burns documentary, "The Vietnam War," and what it means for Lao, Hmong, Cambodians and others, was recently posted over at WHYY in Philadelphia</a>! Catzie Vilayphonh's story will be coming up soon, as well. I appreciate everyone who's given us all some great feedback on this subject. <a href="https://thaoworra.wordpress.com/2017/10/13/moving-mountains-to-share-our-southeast-asian-stories/">I've put some expanded remarks over at Laomagination</a>, and some additional resources for anyone who's curious about the issue.<br />
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As you can imagine, when you have so much going on in the world of speculative poetry, it can be a little hard to keep track of everyone's news after a while. We're now in October, so it seems like a good month to do a recap of all of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association member news as people reported to Michael H. Payne, who has my fullest and sincere appreciation for what is such a tremendous task, given how many of us are spread out over 19+ countries.<br />
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In addition to our files on Google Docs, we're also keeping them up at our blog SPECPO, and we appreciate pingbacks and linking to those posts because it helps get all of your wonderful accomplishments further attention from the various search engines, and as the saying goes: We all do better when we all do better. If there are any corrections you'd like made, as always, let us know and we'll get that addressed promptly.
<b><br /><br />January:</b><br />
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<b>February:</b><br />
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<b>April:</b><br />
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<b>June and July:</b><br />
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<b>September:</b><br />
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And in case you missed it:<br />
<b><a href="https://specpo.wordpress.com/2017/09/26/who-are-the-2017-elgin-award-winners/">2017 Elgin Award Winners</a></b><br />
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<a href="https://specpo.wordpress.com/2017/09/28/2017-sfpa-speculative-poetry-contest-winners-announced/"><b>2017 Speculative Poetry Contest Winners</b></a><br />
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<b><a href="https://specpo.wordpress.com/2017/09/08/2017-dwarf-stars-award-winners/">2017 Dwarf Star Award Winners</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="https://specpo.wordpress.com/2017/07/12/2017-rhysling-award-winners-announced/">2017 Rhysling Award Winners</a></b><br />
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T<a href="http://www.sfpoetry.com/">he Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association</a> was established in 1978 by Suzette Haden-Elgin and has an international membership representing over 19 nations and cultures including United States, Italy, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, Israel, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, the Hmong, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sfpoetry.com/">The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association</a> publishes two journals: <i><a href="http://sfpoetry.com/starline.html">Star*Line</a></i> and<i> <a href="http://www.eyetothetelescope.com/">Eye to the Telescope</a>.</i> It oversees three major literary awards for poetry: The Rhyslings, the Dwarf Stars, and the Elgin Awards. We also conduct an annual science fiction poetry contest and other special events and gatherings. Further, we also provide resources for emerging and established poets seeking professional publication and networking opportunities.Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-27911347328757693452017-09-26T16:21:00.000-07:002017-09-26T16:22:20.880-07:00Reading fiction at Wordbrew V!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Even though there's not a guarantee of BeerLao being available there, I have been talked into joining Wordbrew V for 2017! I'll be bringing something from the Southeast Asian horror side of things. Wordbrew V is October 22nd. A big thanks to Conrad Z-ro for the invitation!<br />
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This is the 5th year of local authors reading short sections of their fiction onstage. "Think of it as speed dating for fiction," I've been threate...informed. We convene at
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After the readings, we all hang out, nosh, schmooze, and the authors are available to sell/sign their books.
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This is a list that will be updated as more inspiration hits, but I know that many of our members are asking what kind of events they can propose in support of the SFPA Ruby Anniversary throughout 2018.<br />
<br />There’s no “Official” SFPA curriculum on speculative poetry as it stands, but our officers, ad hoc historians and others will certainly be happy to work with individual members to fine-tune various panel proposals or connect them with other members in the state or city for readings and events on these or similar subjects! <br />
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<b>Speculative Poetry Workshop (60 Minutes)
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<b>SFF Poetry Slam/Open Mic (60 to 120 Minutes)</b><br />Help getting the weekend off to an exciting start with a poetry slam, open mic for the convention. In some regions, members may prefer to do a round-robin approach, or both, if there’s particular support at the event for poetry readings. If you’re really daring, you can propose the Stately Thunderdome approach to SFF poetry readings. Themed readings are certainly encouraged. Do you want to do a reading of vampire or Godzilla-inspired poetry? Hard SFF poems? The sky’s the limit.<br />
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<b>40 Years of the SFPA (60 Minutes)</b>
<br />A look at the origins of the SFPA, Suzette Haden Elgin, prior presidents, current membership and highlights and an introduction to the state of speculative poetry around the world today.<br />
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<b>Rhysling Awards Retrospective (60 Minutes) </b>The 40th anniversary Rhysling Awards will be revealed at Diversicon 26, but we encourage a look at Rhysling winners and nominees from previous years, including more thorough discussions of what trends we could see over the years among what the members preferred and didn’t. Alternate panel idea: <b>Going Vogon:</b> A challenge to make truly awful SFF Poems for consideration.<br />
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<b>Grandmasters of Speculative Poetry (60 Minutes)
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<b>Lady Poetesses From Hell and Other Midwestern Entities (60 Minutes)</b><br />A look at the Minnesota Speculative Poetry collective Lady Poetesses from Hell and other regional speculative poetry collectives and workshops of the Midwest. <br />
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<b>SFPA Poetry Clinic (60+ Minutes or as time permits)</b><br />
Volunteer poets, editors will meet with poets one on one or in small groups, depending on demand to look at 2-3 poems and provide feedback and critique on how to improve the poems for publication or performance. <br />
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<b>Elgin Awards In Review (60 Minutes)</b><br />
A look at the 2017 Elgin Award nominees and previous winners of the Elgin Awards and nominees of note that have been selected by our members from around the world.<br />
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<b>Star*Lines, Dwarf Stars and Eyes to the Telescope, Oh My! (60 Minutes)</b><br />
Past and present editors and contributors of the SFPA publications discuss the publications, editorial approach and what we're looking for in the years ahead. <br />
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<b>Art of the SFPA (60 Minutes)</b><br />
A look at the Star*Line, Rhysling and Dwarf Stars covers and interiors of the last 40 years, as well as other special projects of the organization over the decades. <br />
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<b>SFPA Book-Off! (60 Minutes)</b><br />
Shameless self-promotion time! SFPA members in town get 2 minutes to pitch us your newest or favorite book/anthology they've written that's available in the SFPA bookstore/table at the convention this year. No sample-reading, save it for the open-mics... <br />
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<b>New Voices, New Verses (60 Minutes)</b><br />
A look at the work of new first-time members of the SFPA from 2017-2018.
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S<b>peculative Verse, Pulitzer Prizes and Poet Laureates (60 Minutes)</b><br />
A look at the work of Tracy K. Smith, US Poet Laureate, Pulitzer-prize winning author of the poetry collection<i> Life On Mars. </i><br />
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<b>Updating The ‘Verse (60 Minutes)</b><br />
A Speculative Poetry News panel, with a special and a look at new and defunct Speculative Poetry Markets around the world <br />
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<b>Among The Stars/In Memoriam (60 Minutes)</b><br />
Memorial remarks on speculative poets who passed away in 2017 and 2018 <br />
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<b>Speculative Poetry Magnetic Poetry Board</b><br />Throughout the weekend, members and participants can have fun playing with a magnetic poetry board.
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Poems of recipes or cocktails inspired by or involving SFF or horror themes set up at the hospitality suites.Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-69903776450274048642017-09-26T14:54:00.002-07:002017-09-26T14:54:18.296-07:00Coming to Arcana 47!Arcana is a long-running horror convention that bills itself as "a convention of the dark fantastic." Arcana is held annually in St. Paul, Minnesota and typically features a famous author or artist from the dark fantasy genre as its guest of honor. Arcana programming includes a variety of panels, talks, and films. Other programming includes a book and art auction and an "open" reading. The presentation of the Minnesota Fantasy Award is a key feature of each year's convention. <br />
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On Saturday, I'll be presenting at 11:00-11:55 a.m., Mainstage. for the panel: <b>Giants in Fact, Folklore, Fiction, and Film</b>. For Arcana's annual “Monster of the Year” panel, this time we look at giant guys and gals, from dinosaurs to the Giant of the beanstalk to Bigfoot, King Kong, Godzilla, and on. Eric M. Heideman, mod.; Scott F. Wyatt and I will discuss with the audience. I'll be bringing in a particular conversation on giants in Southeast Asian myth and legend, naturally! Or unnaturally, as the case may be for this convention.<br />
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From 4:00-6:00 p.m., Mainstage is the <b>Minn-Con Auction</b>. The Minn-Con Auction keeps the Arcana parent organization afloat through a blend of books, magazines, DVDs/BluRays, artwork, and miscellaneous items. So much fun it’s scary! I'll be one of the auctioneers with Dwayne H. Olson!<br />
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I'll also be helping with the late-night <b>Scary TV Party</b> at Krushenko's: "That signpost up ahead…Do not touch your television set. " starting at 9:30PM until whenever the last person falls asleep! If they dare!<br />
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This year's guest of honor is William F. Nolan, who was born on March 6, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He is a prolific writer and actor, particularly known for <i>Logan's Run </i>(1976), <i>Trilogy of Terror </i>(1975) and <i>Burnt Offerings</i> (1976).<br />
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From the speculative theater perspective, Roy C. Booth will be there, as will Cynthia Booth! Roy C. Booth hails from Bemidji, MN where he manages Roy's Comics & Games (est. 1992) with his wife and three sons. He is a published author, poet, journalist, essayist, gag writer, and optioned screenwriter with over 900 publication credits, and internationally awarded playwright with 57 stage plays published (Samuel French, Heuer, et al) with 825+ productions worldwide in 30 countries in ten languages. He is also known for collaborations with R Thomas Riley, Brian Keene, Eric M. Heideman, William F. Wu, Axel Kohagen, and others! <br />
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Cynthia Booth is a published poet, short story writer, and internationally awarded playwright presently also residing in Bemidji, Minnesota. They’ve been long-time talented friends and supporters of my work, and I’m excited to see them a part of this year’s Arcana to hear what’s new with them in their creative journeys! <br />
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I'll see you there!Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-22035848345566377152017-09-26T07:56:00.001-07:002017-09-26T07:56:12.895-07:002017 Elgin Award Winners Announced!It was an honor and privilege to have Minneapolis-based poet Josh Brown as our Elgin Award Chair for the largest year of nominees in the history of the SFPA: Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. <a href="https://specpo.wordpress.com/2017/09/26/who-are-the-2017-elgin-award-winners/">He recently shared his personal remarks on the process as chair at SPECPO.</a><br />
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Coordinating the 300+ members of our international organization to read through and consider 52 books is no small task. Especially when those books come from such diverse traditions as the Hmong, Anglo-Burmese, Filipina, South Asian, and Vietnamese Diaspora, classical science fiction, Christian and Islamic allegories, the early history of computing, haikus, experimental poetics, the work of SFF Poetry Grand Masters, and so much more. Some were by first-time authors, and some were by poet laureates of their cities. But so many of our members found space and time in their own busy schedules to consider all of them.<br />
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I thank Josh for his firm and steady hand on this, because rallying our membership to read and engage with so many diverse texts as these, across 19 nations and almost every time zone, especially with people who have a poet's temperament is truly no small task.<br />
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My personal and official congratulations, then, to Jeannine Hall Gailey, Neil Aitken, Jenna Lê, Marge Simon, Sandy DeLuca, Margaret Rhee, Wendy Rathbone, and John C. Mannone in our 39th year of the SFPA as the recipients of the <a href="http://sfpoetry.com/el/17elgin.html"><b>5th-ever Elgin Awards for Speculative Poetry Books of the Year. </b></a><br />
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<b>Full Length Category</b><br />
First: <i>Field Guide to the End of the World</i> • Jeannine Hall Gailey (Moon City Press, 2016)<br />
<br />Second (tie): <i>A History of the Cetacean American Diaspora</i> • Jenna Le (Anchor & Plume, 2016)
<br /><br />Second (tie): <i>Small Spirits: Dark Dolls </i>• Marge Simon (Midnight Town Media, 2016)<br />
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Third: <i>Dead Starships</i> • Wendy Rathbone (Eye Scry Publications, 2016)<br />
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</b><br />First Place: <i>Leviathan </i>• Neil Aitken (Hyacinth Girl Press, 2016)<br />
<br />Second Place: <i>Radio Heart, or; How Robots Fall Out of Love</i> • Margaret Rhee (Finishing Line Press, 2016)
<br /><br />Third Place: <i>Apocalypse </i>• John C. Mannone (Alban Lake, 2015)Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-32584292776039836972017-09-09T07:06:00.001-07:002017-09-09T07:06:19.838-07:00Moving Mountains on a budget<div style="text-align: center;">
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SEARAC recently posted a helpful video for folks interested in figuring out how to get to the Moving Mountains summit in October on a budget. I applaud this resource being made available to prospective attendees and find much of the information may be applicable for other organizations putting together their own evens in the future. The advantage is that for many of these ideas, they build vital skill sets that are practical and worthwhile outside of this event and issue alone. If you're going to apply these, I'd recommend getting a start on it now, and I would be concerned that the time is very short to fulfill the funding drives because transport tickets will only increase between now and October.</div>
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This year’s chair for the Dwarf Star Awards, Robin Mayhall gave us many fine works to consider. Our members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association voted, and here are the results:<br />
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First Place: “aster than the speed of lightf” by LeRoy Gorman
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Second Place: “Lover” by Holly Day<br />
Third Place: “Loss” by Sandi Leibowitz
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Chair Robin Mayhall said “Congratulations to each of these winners. Your work is extraordinary—truly the best of the best short poems published in 2016!
Many thanks to those who nominated poems and to all of the members who voted. If you haven’t yet read through your copy of the 2017 Dwarf Stars Anthology, please pick it up and read these wonderful works, as well as the many other surreal, funny, sad, spooky and beautiful poems therein.”<br />
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<a href="http://sfpoetry.com/ds/17dwarfstars.html"> For those who want a list of the 2017 candidates, please click here</a>. This award is given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association to recognize the best speculative poem of 1–10 lines published in the previous year.Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-85259946218607437542017-09-08T20:19:00.000-07:002017-09-08T20:19:03.675-07:00Mieng at the Museum in Philadelphia!Our amazing friends at Laos In The House recently gave us the update on what’s happening throughout September in Philadelphia starting this weekend. If you’re in the area be sure to catch it!
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<b>Friday, September 8, 6-8PM Opening Reception: <i>Hurry Up and Wait</i> </b><br />Curated by Adriel Luis (Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center), this new exhibition at the Asian Arts Initiative takes on art that explores the moments within in the complex process of migration. September 1 – December 15, 2017<br />
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<b>Saturday, September 9, 10AM-8PM PHLA Kitchen Opens at Art Museum's Perelman Cafe - </b><br />A delicious new menu created for Philadelphia Assembled by twelve Philly culinary artists and storytellers. This month's dishes are inspired by survival, and will feature mieng! Come taste this Luang Prabang specialty available September 9 – October 8, open Tuesday through Sunday 10-2:30PM.<br />
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<b>Thursday, September 14, 6-8PM Recipes For Change with Catzie Vilayphonh - </b><br />Join us at the Free Library of Philadelphia's Culinary Literacy Center for a special evening of food and storytelling. Presented in partnership with Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown and The Philadelphia Commission for Women, as part of Welcoming Week, an annual series of events where communities bring together immigrants, refugees, and native-born residents to raise awareness on the benefits of welcoming everyone. Participants will make mieng and hear the story of a trickster who uses it to teach a lesson.<br />
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<br />Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-44311551800486586472017-09-05T20:09:00.000-07:002017-09-08T20:14:59.161-07:00Ananya Dance Theater Presents: Shyamali/Dissent Sept. 15-16th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.ananyadancetheatre.org/event/shyamali-sprouting-words/">"Shyamali: Sprouting Words</a>" is inspired by the courage of global women of color who speak up to sustain communities and whose dissent fuels life force. It celebrates women who refuse to be broken and invokes the resilience of grass, which springs up even when trod upon.
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Ananya Chatterjea's choreography combines the metaphor and poetry of Contemporary Indian Dance in a movement practice anchored in social justice as it invokes the spirit of Dakini, traditionally embodied by destruction, chaos, and transformation.
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Dakini lives in the possibilities of audiences' and performers' discomfort and insists that the role of women's rage and their spiritual ecstasy be seen in the arc towards equity. This tumult resolves through choreography that weaves ritualistic performance and dances of the gentle warrior.
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Chatterjea's production team includes the dancers of Ananya Dance Theatre, collaborating director Marcus Young, composer Greg Schutte, scenic designer Joel Sass, media designer Darren Johnson, costume designer Annie Cady, and lighting designer Kevin A. Jones.<br />
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Be sure to catch it!Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-55882840400463433362017-09-04T20:06:00.000-07:002017-09-08T20:06:50.170-07:00Thanks for joining us at DreamHaven!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Conrad Zero took some great footage of my reading at DreamHaven Books for the 10th anniversary of my first full-length book of poetry, <i>On The Other Side Of The Eye</i> on August 30th, 2017. We had a good showing and I appreciate everyone who took the time out of their busy schedules to see me for my first reading since coming back to the Twin Cities, outside of the Science Fiction convention scene. </div>
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I also appreciate Yuk Ki Lau coming out, because he was the one who designed the distinctive cover for <i>On The Other Side Of The Eye. </i>I also saw Mali Kouanchao, the award-winning Lao American artist and entrepreneur behind Cool Jerk, and Mike Davis of Burlesque North America who've been long-standing supporters of my work. We all had a chance to also celebrate the end of Lao-American Artist Heritage Month in Minnesota. Special thanks to Terry Faust, Kev Minh Allen, and Peuo Tatyana Tuy for their help documenting this event, as well as Tessa Johnstone Carlson for all of her help making this a great evening. I deeply appreciate the support DreamHaven gave us to hold this reading on short notice!</div>
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I'm looking forward to more readings with all of you in the very near future, so stay tuned for more details!</div>
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Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-90903926011689881322017-08-27T15:56:00.000-07:002017-08-27T15:56:41.805-07:00Mai Call for Submissions: September 08<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>MAI: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for vol. 03 </b><br />
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Volume 03 will focus on images: photography, illustration, comics, or other forms of arts in photographs depicting the lives and roots of Southeast Asian America.
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This volume is possible with funding by a grant from the University of California Critical Refugee Studies Collective.
If you would like to read MAI 1 and 2, see <a href="http://issuu.com/maivzine">issuu.com/maivzine</a>Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-13815720622477891982017-08-26T21:29:00.001-07:002017-08-26T21:29:09.862-07:00Sisavanh Phoutavong selected as Artist of the Week by Nashville Arts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Congratulations to Sisavanh Phouthavong who was selected by Nashville Arts Magazine as the Artist of the Week earlier this month. Her visual artwork was displayed on billboards across Nashville.</div>
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<a href="http://www.sisavanhphouthavong.com/about.html">Sisavanh Phouthavong</a> is one of the first professional Lao American visual artists and educators of her generation. Over 5,400 Lao refugees resettled in Kansas in the aftermath of the Laotian Civil War that ended in 1975. Through her powerful acrylic work, she confronts the challenges of bicultural memory and documentation.<br />
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She considers notions of the abstract and the concrete for those who must remember both their inner and external histories in a diaspora framed by secrecy and loss. Her work probes what is shared, what is felt, and what must remain deeply personal among the lessons passed on to the next generation as it heals and rebuilds. Be sure to keep an eye out for more of her work in the future.<br />
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In our current socio-political landscape, a lot of things.
In this creative workshop, you’ll use poetry, drawing and other artforms to spark dialog about what’s going on around us as we discuss and process ways to support and reflect together.<br />
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Our in-house artists are Peuo Tuy, Manola Suvannarad and Aloun Phoulavan. This event is free and open to API/SEA communities. Light refreshments will be served. Seats are limited so please RSVP to info@theseadproject.org. See you there!Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-89030955631822002132017-08-26T21:12:00.001-07:002017-08-26T21:12:06.777-07:00Reminder: DreamHaven Books Reading, August 30th<div style="text-align: center;">
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Looking forward to seeing everyone there! Thanks go to <a href="https://sahtupress.com/articles/lao-poetry-at-dreamhaven-830">Sahtu Press</a> for their recent coverage, along with <a href="http://aapress.com/arts/dreamhaven-to-host-bryan-thao-worra-reading/">Asian American Press.</a> DreamHaven Books is located at 2301 E. 38th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota.</div>
Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-27316715554347426382017-08-26T20:30:00.003-07:002017-08-26T20:30:27.934-07:00Loy Khambay-Correa's 10 Parables coming in September<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lao American visual artist Loy Khambay-Correa is marking 10 years as a professional visual artist. Be sure to vist her online at iamloy.com for more details and a look at her previous exhibitions.<br />
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Loy Khambay-Correa Born Kheuthmy Khambay, her name meant “Grow Rich Gold Leaf.” Over the years her close family and friends began calling her Loy, which either means “slip away” or “swim.” She was born in a small village in Savannakhet, Laos. Her formative years were spent in Saint Louis, MO and Saint Petersburg, FL.<br />
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She developed her love for art watching her uncle Thai Khambay draw when she was a little girl. “I was inspired and mesmerized by his drawings, by the age of 8, I started to draw with him,” she says. She attributes much of her success these days to the tough love her parents gave her, giving her the strength, determination and blessings that drove her to excel. She received her degrees in Commercial Arts along with a Film and Video Production degree from Full Sail University.<br />
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Soon after she graduated from Full Sail, she moved to Los Angeles, CA. She had an internship with Women In Film and than worked on various projects. In that world, she went from working in post-production, production, and than pre-production. Today, she only work on projects that she feels that it is worthy to her. If it is going to a good cause or if it is her seed that she is planting.<br />
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Through all of that process, she found her love and that was returning back to her art. In 2007, she decided to come out of hiding to reveal her artistic talent to her family and friends. She held her first and solo art show called the Ah-Loy Show. With that success, she plans on having a show every year along with a new theme to showcase her vision.
Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-73398351461249522642017-08-26T20:18:00.002-07:002017-08-26T20:18:18.400-07:00Recipes for Change with Catzie Vilayphonh coming September 21<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Join multimedia artist Catzie Vilayphonh for a special evening of food and storytelling.<br />
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This program, presented in partnership with the Office of Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown and The Philadelphia Commission for Women, is part of Welcoming Week. Welcoming Week is an annual series of events where communities bring together immigrants, refugees, and native-born residents to raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone.
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Participants will sample mieng, a Lao lettuce wrap made from savory sticky rice, and hear the story of a trickster who uses mieng to teach an important lesson. This program also includes opportunities for conversation about life in Philadelphia and the unique challenges and triumphs immigrants and refugees who identify as women face and how we can foster a better community as a city.
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Catzie Vilayphonh is an award-winning writer and spoken word poet. Through her work, she provides an awareness not often heard, drawing from personal narrative. A child of Laotian refugees, Catzie was born in camp, on the way to America, and thus considers herself part of the “.5 Generation”.
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The SEAD Project is excited to announce open enrollment for our 8-weeks language program offered in Hmong, Khmer and Lao. Take our fun and engaging workshops integrated with culture, history and social issues. Space is limited. Registration and details are at <a href="http://bit.ly/SpeakSEA">bit.ly/SpeakSEA</a>.<br />
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Note: Classes are based in Saint Paul and Minneapolis. All are welcome in person but we do not have classes available online yet due to our limited capacity.<br />
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Southeast Asian languages are available when the needs and capacity are met. Questions to <a href="mailto:info@theseadproject.org">info@theseadproject.org</a>Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-90154927402342301902017-08-21T15:39:00.001-07:002017-08-21T15:39:20.347-07:00SFPA Elgin Award for Speculative Poetry Book of the Year Voting Deadline: September 15th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Elgin Awards, named for SFPA founder Suzette Haden Elgin, are presented annually by SFPA for books published in the preceding two years in two categories, Chapbook and Book. Chapbooks must contain 10-39 pages of poetry and books must contain 40 or more pages of poetry. E-books and self-published books are eligible, as well as print, <a href="http://sfpoetry.com/elgin.html">although there are some restrictions that are outlined here</a>.<br />
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This year, we thank our Elgin Award chair, Josh Brown for his invaluable assistance to the SFPA in organizing the nomination process and ensuring eligibility of both nominators and nominees. The September 15th deadline to vote is fast approaching and <a href="http://sfpoetry.com/el/elgcand.html">we have 21 chapbooks and 31 full-length books to consider</a> from 44 presses. If you have any questions on the voting process, please feel free to contact the SFPA. To vote, you must be a member in good standing at the time of your vote.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.sfpoetry.com/">Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association</a> was established in 1978 by Suzette Haden-Elgin and has an international membership representing over 19 nations and cultures including United States, Italy, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, Israel, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, the Hmong, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.
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<br />Bryan Thao Worrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14250802784254875765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524574.post-85002564771194172142017-08-13T11:29:00.002-07:002017-08-13T11:30:19.852-07:00Cthulhu Wars: Onslaught 3 Kickstarter wrapping up soon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In case you haven't been following along, Petersen Games' <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1816687860/cthulhu-wars-onslaught-3"><i>Cthulhu Wars: Onslaught 3</i></a> kickstarter is winding down this weekend for what is likely to be one of the last expansions for a while as they prepare their next games.<br />
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As a <i>De Vermis Mysteris</i> backer from the original kickstarter back in 2013, it's been a delight and occasional pain to watch as Sandy Petersen brought his vision forward. He was one of the original creators of the <i>Call of Cthulhu </i>role-playing game, which was a deep influence on me as a teenager and how I understood the work of H.P. Lovecraft and other writers of Weird literature. The end result with <i>Cthulhu Wars </i>more than justified the wait, and with his expansion, <i>Onslaught 2</i>, he proved they learned from the first kickstarter. I have no doubt that <i>Onslaught 3 </i>will be delivered even more efficiently now that we all understand the shipping and production process. I've often remarked that <i>Cthulhu Wars </i>is the boardgame I feel like I've waited my lifetime for, or at least some 30 years.<br />
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Thankfully, Petersen Games has been very committed to giving us a lot of bang for our bucks, from additional and variant miniatures, alternate rules, upgraded game materials and the like. The miniatures themselves are also very dynamic and transferable to other games if you so chose. If you're a gamer who lives the worlds of the Cthulhu Mythos and role-playing, I think it's very easy to make back your investment in terms of overall enjoyment and excitement.<br />
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<i>Onslaught 3</i> has a somewhat different visual look for some of the pieces and people will either love or hate the takes on a few models. But in a nutshell we'll be adding a new faction, The Ancients with a bit of a steampunk vibe and their allies the Yothans. You'll also have a new map depicting the doomed world of Shaggai.<br />
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<i>The Masks of Nyarlathotep</i> expansion bring some great models of classic aspects of this fearsome entity including the Haunter of the Dark, the Shadow Pharaoh, the Bloated Woman, and the Dark Demon. <i>Beyond Space and Time</i> brings you a Hound of Tindalos, Wamps and the Vooniths, who will all be fun to add to many games. We also have an unexpected sculpt of Nodens, the Lord of the Abyss. All of the factions will also be getting new unique acolyte sculpts (although the classic acolytes still deserve a lot of love, in my opinion) and there are new sculpts of Azathoth and Cthulhu that will be available. Your mileage will vary on the new mid-Apocalypse investigators that are being added in to the game, but they will also give you a good preview of an upcoming project Petersen Games is working on.<br />
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As of this writing, there's a little over a day left for the kickstarter, but only a handful of stretch goals left to unlock. This kickstarter definitely has my strongest recommendation at this point. While I was initially debating if I needed this set, it quickly became clear this will be a must-have for <i>Cthulhu Wars </i>enthusiasts and fans of horror and fantasy games. One of the strengths of this game is that it can be played in a beer and pretzels style, but you can also make it very complex without going into <i>Axis and Allies </i>or <i>Diplomacy </i>territory. <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1816687860/cthulhu-wars-onslaught-3">Check it out</a>.</div>
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