National Poetry Month: Asian-American Poets to Watch - NBC News.com

My article for NBC News Asian America

"It is important to read Asian American poetry, because it allows us access to an underrepresented perspective and to deepen our understanding of the diverse communities that make up America," poet Ravi Shankar, editor of Drunken Boatonline literary journal and author of "What Else Could it Be: Ekphrastics and Collaborations," told NBC News. "But just as there's no monolithic 'country' that defines us all, neither is there just one kind of Asian American poet."

National Poetry Month: Asian-American Poets to Watch - NBC News.com