Lao American Poet, member of the Horror Writer Association, past Science Fiction Poetry Association President, NEA Fellow in Literature, and non-profit consultant, thaoworra is a guest of this year's symposium!

Today on API Hour: , Bryan Thao Worra, who presents internationally on science fiction poetry and the Southeast Asian diaspora. SFPA Ambassador authortunities.substack.com/p/bryan-thao-w…

Just a little over a month left in this submission window! Are you dreaming of DRAGONS? We sure are ✨

Happy 95th Birthday to James Hong this week! Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he's been an amazing role model and community builder for the Asian American community in the entertainment industry for 70+ years when he first began acting in 1954!

Current mood

"I don't like poetry in my science fiction and fantasy." OK, kiddo

I feel like I should tag Jack Mitchell 🤣

Did you have a chapbook (10-39 pages) or book (40 + pages) of speculative poetry published in the past two years? If so, let us know! We'd love to shout out your work as members read for this year's Elgin Award!

Announcing Our Newest Grand Master AND Lifetime Service Award Recipient: F. J. Bergmann ✨✨🎉 1/

New poem from the weekend. Thank you, everyone!

The #StokerAward-nominated #horror #poetry collection, Fearworms, by Robert Payne Cabeen is available in print from Fanbase Press! A pure delight for sharing #scary stories around the fire or alone in the dark! #Poems #eBooks #IndieCreators #Fearworms fanbasepress.ecrater.com/p/21688397/fea…

We interviewed the author Manatee Lagoon and the History of the Cetacean American Diaspora! Vietnamese American poet, artist and doctor Jenna Le has roots in Minnesota! sahtu.press/articles/voice…

We interviewed Nigerian poet hannuafere this month to hear his thoughts on the state of verse and the imagination in the African Diaspora and conversations with the Lao community across the globe! sahtu.press/articles/voice…

This year SF & F Poetry Assn Grand Master Akua Lezli Hope curated the 2024 Valentines Day Readings by members of the international association from across the globe! #SFFPoetry #SpeculativePoetry #SFF #AmReading sahtu.press/articles/sfpa-…

sahtu.press/articles/2024-… The 2024 Rhysling Nominees for short and long poems of the year in the Speculative Poetry field have now been posted. Be sure to see who some of the candidates are as chosen by members of SF & F Poetry Assn. Only 1 Lao poet ever received a Rhsyling, Binly the Freelancer

sahtu.press/articles/voice… We opened this month with an interview with SF & F Poetry Assn Grand Master Linda D. Addison to hear her views on science fiction poetry, the imagination and how we build community! Be sure to check it out :)

sahtu.press/articles/memor… Lao American writers Binly the Freelancer and saymoukda gave a presentation 2/22! We hope you caught it!

We interviewed writer Angela Yuriko Smith in Brazil recently about her approach to writing and building community: sahtu.press/articles/voice…

We interviewed SF & F Poetry Assn Grand Master @MarySoonLee of Pittsburgh about her journey as a poet and creator for our Voices and Views interview series. sahtu.press/articles/voice…