Museum of American Poetics Exhibits

Asian/Pacific American Verse Beings

These exhibits convey a sense of how the "flaming sword" verse of Asian and the Pacific American poets form part of all that is American poetry today.

 

  Chinese-American Contributions to Transcontinental Railroad
Chinese-American Contributions to Transcontinental Railroad
 
Japanese American Internment
Japanese American Internment
   
      AI
Ai
Neelanjana Banerjee
Neelanjana Banerjee
   
    Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge
Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge
  Linh Dinh
Linh Dinh
 
Zhang Er
Zhang Er
 
  Luis Francia
Luis Francia
 
  Eugene Gloria
Eugene Gloria
   
    Jessica Hagedorn
Jessica Hagedorn
    Kimiko Hahn
Kimiko Hahn
   
Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh
       
    Kyi May Kaung
Kyi May Kaung
 
Suji Kim
Suji Kwock Kim
   
      Myung Mi Kim
Myung Mi Kim
    Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston
 
Mong-Lan
Mong-Lan
       
  Li-Young Lee
Li-Young Lee
 
Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Shirley Geok-lin Lim
 
  Timothy Liu
Timothy Liu
  Sawako Nakayasu
Sawako Nakayasu
 
Hoa Nyugen
Hoa Nyugen
   
    Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
 
  Wang Ping
Wang Ping
   
      Eileen Tabios
Eileen Tabios
    Chögyam Trungpa
Chögyam Trungpa
 
Nellie Wong
Nellie Wong
   
    Mitsuye Yamada
Mitsuye Yamada
 
  John Yau
John Yau