As 2016 is upon us, so is the official birthday of LLOTP’s editor-poet-community-advocate-extraordinaire, Bryan Thao Worra.

For the past 20 years, Bryan has highlighted the Lao American experience and social issues of the community through his nuanced craft of words.

To celebrate, we offer you a treat from his 2009 book of poems, Tanon Sai Jai.

Happiest birthday, B!