Informed by my background in physics, my writing seeks out experimentation: not just for innovation, but for constraint, context, and collaborations.
My work, scientific at its core, prioritizes playfulness and honesty. I investigate relationships by studying iteration and mutation in both form and content, asking: how does history change in its repetition?
As a transnational, transracial Korean-American adoptee, I am interested in the permeability of borders and communities.
Chapbook:
Mother Tongue (Gold Line Press, May 2021), chosen by Diana Khoi Nguyen
Poems:
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The Offing- "Blood Type Personality Theory"
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Pinwheel Journal- "repair" and "Poem Under Wear"
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Sonora Review- "In which the Fishtank is"
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The Penn Review- "we're busting with eggs" and "Origin Story"
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Agave Review- "Lemon Tree," "Work Man Ship," and "an(on)ymo(us)"
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Impossible Archetype- "Point of View"
Nonfiction:
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The Poetry Foundation Harriet "After Reading"
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Solar Journal- "A New American Start"
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ILDA South Korean Feminist Journal: "hand me down"
Select Performances:
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No Longer Invisible Vigil (April 2021)
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Adoptees for Justice (November 2020)
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Wordsmiths Seoul (August 2019)
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Adoptees.KREATE (August 2019)
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Pitzer College Showcase (May 2019)
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Wordsmiths Seoul (August 2018)
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Adoptees.KREATE (August 2018)
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Sarah and Phil Kaye Opener (March 2018)
Select Coursework
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Mentorship Fellow, Kundiman (Aug 2021- Feb 2022)
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Dream, Memory, & Ecstasy Intermediate Workshop with Ladan Osman, Cave Canem (Fall 2020)
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The Political Act of Vulnerability Workshop with Luther Hughes, Hugo House (Fall 2020)
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Beast of No Poetics Intermediate Workshop with Marwa Helal, Cave Canem (Spring 2020)
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Scribe Lab with Rae Gouirand (Spring & Fall 2020)
SPEAK Kickoff Event
(December 2017, The Hidden Cellar, Seoul, Korea)
Sarah and Phil Kaye Opener
(March 2018, Bridges Auditorium, Claremont, CA)
