In 36 years, I barely spared a word about my days in Ypsilanti, known chiefly for giving us Iggy Pop and an obscure pioneer in continental drift.
Author Archives: Bryan Thao Worra
Bryan Thao Worra is the Lao Minnesotan poet laureate and author. He received a 2019 Joyce Award with the Lao Assistance Center to present a historic exhibition of multigenerational stories of the Lao refugee community to mark the 45th anniversary of migrating to the Midwest. This poem is excerpted from “Before We Remember We Dream,” (Sahtu Press, 2020)