Thank you, The Massachusetts Review, for the opportunity. I’m glad to introduce 顏艾琳 and to pay tribute to the late Chinese poet 严力 Yani Li .
I also had the chance to share a little about my own poetic journey, including my first significant poetry award, judged by John B. Lee and Bunny Iskov and presented by the Ontario Poetry Society.Grateful for these connections across languages, cultures, and generations of poets. 
