Radius: “Arranged”; “The Gay 90’s, Minneapolis, Mn, 18+”; “Tater Tot Hotdish”
Word Riot: “The Hand that Fed”
For their guidance, friendship, support, and wisdom—I wish to thank:
Samuel Sax, Michael Mlekoday, Sierra DeMulder, Danez Smith, Neil Hilborn, Franny Choi, Aaron Samuels, Cam Awkward-Rich, Fatimah Asghar, Rachel Rostad, Ed Bok Lee, Bao Phi, Samuel Cook, Michael Lee, Allison Broeren, Amanda Dakenburgen, Steph- Anne Hobonski, Steven Rentevans, Kate Rokostone, Tish Jones, Cynthia French, Pauline Johnson, Aziza Barnes, Khary Jackson, Kyle Tran Myhre, Ashley Foucault, William Walraven, Samuel James, Jan Mandell, Kat Jordahl, Clara Hutchinson, Matthew Shipman, Jérôme Duchaine, Sarah Rock, Dylan Garity, Samantha Minneart, Alex Minneart, Stacy Nguyen, Amy Nguyen, Emily Nguyen, Kimberly Lynn, The Hubertys.
To Central Touring Theatre, Word Sprout, the Clavicle Collective,
and Button Poetry—for always saving me a seat.
To Derrick Brown, and the whole Write Bloody family—for the
opportunity, and encouragement.
And lastly, thank you to my mother, Thuan Nguyen, and my
grandmother, Bay Thi Tran; the only house I know.
I am the luckiest.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hieu Minh Nguyen was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota, by a single, Vietnamese-American, mother. His work has also appeared in publications such as The Journal, PANK, Anti-, Muzzle, Indiana Review, and other journals. He is a curator for “Inside Voices” a reading series presented by Button Poetry, an organization dedicated to publishing, producing, and promoting poetry.
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