“Each translation has its own personality- and should have.”

Decomposition does not happen in isolation. You cannot decompose alone.

Bonnie Chau reflects on being Asian-American, the ideas and motivations of representation and visibility, the Amanda Gorman translation debate, and translating out of whiteness.

"What do I do when I need solace? When I lose the sense of wonder I can only get by physically being with the people I love, experiencing the places I love, and everything in between? I do what I’ve always done: I write about family.

The only thing I know for sure is that sustained creativity, regardless of recognition, is the crux of human existence.

“The beach was empty, the water calm, but on a pole a few meters from shore a red flag was waving.”