DC AAPI Poetry Commissioning Project

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Five poems by Ishanee Chanda

These poems were commissioned by Day Eight within a project funded by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Office of AAPI Affairs, directed by Regie Cabico. first...

Four Poems by Reg Ledesma

These poems were commissioned by Day Eight within a project funded by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser's Office of AAPI Affairs, directed by Regie Cabico. model...

Three poems by Regie Cabico

These poems were commissioned by Day Eight within a project funded by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser's Office of AAPI Affairs, directed by Regie Cabico. Asian...

Being and Belonging: Walking While Asian American by Sunu P. Chandy

This poem is one in a series commissioned by Day Eight within a project funded by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser's Office of AAPI Affairs,...

Four Poems By Pacyinz Lyfoung

These poems were commissioned by Day Eight within a project funded by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Office of AAPI Affairs, directed by Regie Cabico.  Her...

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Two Poems by Antreka Tladi

ZULU, THE LANCE AND THE LANGUAGE First, the language refused to enter my ear and be understood. Instead I chased words around, words that hovered beyond grasp and...

Firework Scars by Carter Vance

Firework ScarsI stepped by the waterfall,memories restless, awakenedfrom induced night slumber,drugged with bottle contentsuntil the pain of tears vanishedUntil the misery of wrought hands,twisted...

Four Poems by Nico Penaranda

The Cost of BeliefEighteen thousand dollars a year,a Jesuit tuition fee.How much Mom believedI wasted now that I was an “atheist.”I tried finding Godeverywhere...
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