44 Brynn Saito - Poet

Brynn Saito is a fourth generation Japanese American and Korean American author of two books of poetry, Power Made Us Swoon and The Palace of Contemplating Departure . She is also the winner of the Benjamin Saltman Award and a finalist for the Northern California Book Award. She holds degrees in creative writing, religious studies and philosophy and has been a visiting writer in the MFA programs at several universities. She co-founded the Yonsei Memory Project, an endeavor which awakens the archives of Japanese American history through arts-based, intergenerational, and intercultural public programming. Brynn's work has appeared in the New York Times , Vogue , and the American Poetry Review and she is a two-time recipient of the California State Library’s Civil Liberties Public Education grant. Her work was recently featured in the opening ceremony for The People’s Inauguration, a 10-day event inspiring collective action led by activist Valarie Kaur. Her third book of poetry will be published in the fall of 2023. CONTACT BRYNN SAITO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brynnsaito/ CONTACT RON CECIL Website : https://www.roncecil.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rcecil/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ron.cecil CONTACT DANIEL PENNER CLINE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dpennercline/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1498866808 Support CFS through PATREON or ANCHOR.FM