Description
Poetry. Asian & Asian American Studies. "The poems in this book are haunted by love. Koo writes plaintively, honestly, persuasively about his experiences and the dimensions of longing. His work is also socially astute, incorporating references to both 'high' and 'low' culture to convey the weave of information and experience that shapes how we connect to the world. In that respect, the poems expand beyond the personal into a larger examination of desire. As Koo writes, 'This is for the romantics, / the ones who install themselves in diners at night, / hogging the booths with their books, / hunched over the moonlight / of pages.' I find his vision expansive and humane."—Bob Hicok
Author Bio
Named one of the "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture" by Brooklyn Magazine, Jason Koo is the author of the poetry collections MORE THAN MERE LIGHT (Prelude Books, 2018), AMERICA'S FAVORITE POEM (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2020) and MAN ON AN EXTREMELY SAMLL ISLAND (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2020). Coeditor of the BROOKLYN POETS ANTHOLOGY (Broklyn Arts Press / Brooklyn Poets, 2017), he has published his poetry and prose in the American Scholar, Missouri Review, Village Voice and Yale Review, among other places, and won fellowships for his work from the National Endowment for the Arts, Vermont Studio Center and New York State Writers Institute. An associate teaching professor of English at Quinnipiac University, Koo is the founder and executive director of Brooklyn Poets and creator of the Bridge. He lives in Brooklyn.
Author City: BROOKLYN, NY USA