Bryan's Book Launches Friday August 10th!


YES! Per his latest MySpace Bulletin:

Friday, August 10th, fans of spoken word, art and poetry are invited to the exciting and historic release celebration of On The Other Side Of The Eye, the new book by Laotian American poet Bryan Thao Worra.


"A great guy and a great friend, Bryan is one of the most dedicated and hardest working people I know when it comes to working on and promoting his career.

That's damn respectable.

He's getting ahead because he works at it.

And he doesn't stop there: he helps other artists, and does not limit his efforts to just SouthEast Asians or adoptees or poets. That's damn respectable, too."

~Cynthia Lee

At the book launch

Acclaimed writers reading include award-winning Vietnamese American spoken word artist Bao Phi, Hmong American writers Ka Vang and Katie Vang and Filipina American poet Barbara Jane Reyes, author of Gravities of Center and Poeta en San Francisco.

Hmong American artist and educator Seexeng Lee is displaying his paintings and visual art, while spoken word artist and scholar Juliana Pegues is the MC. It will be an extraordinary event!

This free evening is open to everyone and features snacks and beverages, door prizes, author signings and other entertainment.

On The Other Side Of The Eye is published by Sam's Dot Publishing and is the first full-length collection of Laotian American speculative poetry in the United States. The collection spans 17 years of Thao Worra's creative work and appearances in over 60 publications internationally.

This release party for On The Other Side of the Eye is August 10th at the Loft Literary Center at 1011 Washington Avenue South in Minneapolis.

The doors open at 6:30 PM and the main program begins at 7 PM until 9 PM.

For further information, visit www.myspace.com/otosote