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Cover of Before We Remember We Dream by Bryan Thao Worra, a textured painted portrait of a man wearing goggles on his head Hand holding a copy of Before We Remember We Dream by Bryan Thao Worra among green leaves Poem excerpt from "Just So You Know" by Bryan Thao Worra: "This moment disappeared like a bowl of hot pho beneath the full moon in mid-April," with steam rising to the moon Poem excerpt from "The Lady of Lake Yosemite" by Bryan Thao Worra about a Nakini, with an ink drawing of a woman with a long serpent tail underwater Poem excerpt from "A SEAL Story" by Bryan Thao Worra: "Even in death, Phaya Nak must hide who He truly was," above a row of men holding a long Nak Poem excerpt from "Bryan's Toybox Blues" by Bryan Thao Worra about toys and Laoptimus Prime, with a drawing of a child playing with action figures Poem excerpt from "Ypsilanti, 1982" by Bryan Thao Worra about seeing Vincent Chin on the 9 o'clock news, with a drawing of a boy watching TV

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Before We Remember We Dream

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A new book by Bryan Thao Worra and Nor Sanavongsay examining the emerging myths, legends and history of Lao America through speculative poetry and original art. Cover by Sisvanh Phouthavong-Houghton.

Before We Remember We Dream, the new collection of poetry from Bryan Thao Worra and original art by Nor Sanavongsay blends memoir and Southeast Asian history, myth, horror and science fiction to weave a spellbinding meditation on 45 years of the Lao diaspora. These 55 poems focus largely on 1973 to the present from the banks of the Mekong River during the Secret War for Laos to unexpected intersections of Southeast Asian history in the small towns of America and Asian American history. Tragedy, humor, memory and dreams collide to provide readers an understanding of what has been, and what might be.

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