Scribbles, post-Kundiman Asian American Poetry Retreat 2007
Posted in poetic on Jun 29th, 2007
Kundiman fellows: Helene Achanzar Hossanah Assuncion Tamiko Beyer Jennifer Chien (2) J.T. Dulani Rachel Gray Janine Joseph Rathanak (Mike) Keo Rona Luo Sonia Mukherji Mika Nagasaki Matthew Olzmann Soham Patel Margaret Rhee Doreen Wang Timothy Yu
Get to know these names. I was given the gift of being in their exquisite company for 5 whole days this month. Their words will stun you if you let them. . . .
Kundiman Founders, Staff and Advisory Board: Sarah Gambito, Joseph Legaspi, Vikas Menon, Jennifer Chang, Oliver de la Paz
2007 Kundiman Faculty: Myung Mi Kim, Prageeta Sharma, Patrick Rosal, Regie Cabico
Best Quote:
“You think you’re seeing unicorns, and everyone else sees them too!”
Janine Joseph
Best Cocktail:
None of Your Damn Business
Jennifer Chang, Mixologist
Winner, 2007 Kundiman Most Beautiful Sandwich Contest:
Soham Patel
Photographs courtesy of Rona Luo, Oliver de la Paz, Timothy Yu.
So this is why so many people are looking at my pictures of Soham’s sandwich!
[...] order to help mentor the next generation of Asian American poets, Kundiman sponsors an annual Poetry Retreat at The University of Virginia. During the Retreat, [...]