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 is a nationally known performance poet living in the Twin Cities. While he's performed for years, and has released two CDs of his spoken word, he's just published his first book of poetry through Coffee House Press. It's titled 

disturbingly hip, rich by no fault of their own,

nothing to do on a Saturday night but be beautiful.

shout for a cyclo, hold up a fist of small đống

peel each dollar from the tension of my hand

and let them fly away to the Dopplar Effect,

and not once look behind me to see if the driver was whispering:

this street is one way, I can't take you back

to where you came from, no matter how many American

- "Waiting for a Cyclo in the Hood," written by Bao Phi, as it appears in his collection of poetry 

. Reprinted here with permission from the publisher.

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The accomplished spoken word artist has just published a collection of his poetry.

MN Poetry: Bao Phi’s “Waiting for a Cyclo in the Hood”

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