If in America by Ed Bok Lee

“ Poet and playwright Ed Bok Lee was raised in South Korea, North Dakota, and Minnesota, and he earned an MFA from Brown University. He is the author of Whorled (2011) winner of an American Book Award and a Minnesota Book Award for Poetry; and Real Karaoke People (2005), winner of a 2006 PEN/Open Book Award, and an Asian American Literary Award (Members' Choice). He has shared his work on public radio and MTV, as well as in journals, anthologies, and on stages across North America, Europe, and Asia. “ - from Poetry Foundation