Here I am, filming a segment for the CUNY TV series “Shades of U.S.” Gratitude to the producer Darrell Brown, pictured above, for helping me to tell my story as a poet from a multiracial family. UPDATE: The show will air October 18th, 2018 and streaming on October 19th onward. More info: http://tv.cuny.edu/show/shadesofus/PR2007865

I was very happy to be among the poets featured on WNYC radio for the National Poetry Month #NYcityverse challenge. You can listen to the 3-minute radio spot here.

Don’t our demons look cute
In the daylight?

A plastic tiger, hippo, bear–
Each no bigger than a fingernail.

Someone else swallowed them.
Now they bobble in our blood,
Indestructible.

One day
A grandchild will cough up
A tiny panda,
Remnant of a forgotten war.