Bryan thao worra biography definition

I caught up recently with award-winning Lao American poet Bryan Thao Worra, whose work appears in over 100 publications internationally. Based in California, he shared with us his thoughts on the artist’s journey and future directions for the Lao American community and the arts. I’ll be reading with him in December in the Midwest as he debuts his new book DEMONSTRA and I debut my first children's book A Sticky Mess.

How did you get started?

Bryan Thao Worra:  It’s a complicated story.

I was born in Vientiane, Laos on January 1st, 1973, and came to the US in that same year. I was adopted by a US pilot and his family.

Bryan Thao Worra - Twin Cities Geek

I grew up at various points in Montana, Alaska, and the Midwest, but these days I divide my time between California and Minnesota. I went to Otterbein College in Ohio in the 1990s which is also where my literary writing, and my journey back to the Lao community really began, with a few bumps here and there. In the Midwest where I developed a love for the art NecronomiCon Providence 2022 - H.P.

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