Interviewed in The Press Enterprise

A nice interview was recently published in the Press Enterprise for Hemet, California: "HEMET: Lao writer uses talents to help others" about my work and writing, and my work with the Hemet Doing Literature discussion group. I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday, March 10th at 10 AM at the Hemet Public Library.

 A special thanks to Diane Rhodes for taking the time to bring my story to light in the community!

A slightly more off-the-wall interview is up at Little Laos On the Prairie thanks to Chanida Phaengdara Potter! We'll talk coffee, change, and open books, among other things.

New poem in Lantern Review #4

The new issue of Lantern Review is up at http://www.lanternreview.com/issue4 featuring my new poem, "Pen/Sword: 3 tales or so". It also features the work of Timothy Yu, Monica Mody, Neil Aitken, Jenny Lu and Kathy Tran, and more. They've put a lot of hard work into this issue, but it's a great selection for it. Check it out! :)

Doing Literature: A Man For All Seasons

As a reminder, I'll be leading the Doing Literature discussion group at the Hemet Public Library on Saturday, March 10th discussing Robert Bolt's classic, "A Man For All Seasons" regarding Sir Thomas More who was executed for his convictions.

First performed in London in 1960, Robert Bolt’s A Man For All Seasons has remained a popular play that enjoyed considerable commercial and critical success in England and the United States. It has been performed many times since, and made into both a feature film and a television movie.

Join us to consider why this has remained such an enduring work of 20th century literature! The discussion is free, and while it is helpful to have read the play it is not necessary to participate.

 We also have a new microblog up at http://hemetliterature.tumblr.com and on twitter @hemetliterature if you want to get additional updates and posts.

[Poem] Mythologies

Donna means woman.
Bella means beautiful.
The two together are a deadly poison,
The kissing cousin of nightshade.

Elsewhere, sure as hemlock for
The throats of sages in their curious passage,
Corrupting the freest

      The Void

Howls, a white wolf for your bones,
Who hopes to make soup for the devil
Beside the river stones

Like curveless Pandora for her Titan
Lurking by the curling vine.

From Barrow, 2009

The poet Henry Wordsworth Longfellow was born on February 27th, 1807