Tomorrow is "Glyph: Graphic Poetry=Trans. Sensory" 's first birthday. Thank you so much for supporting me as a poet & artist. Photo: GLYPH (page 43)

みなさん、本当に応援ありがとうございます。これからも​日々精進してまいります。

Some written poems were in my first full-length book, "Where I Was Born". It is fun to discover what parts translated into images, and what parts remained as words.

"On a Black Hill" (Page 4) took more time to complete. It still shaves my soul when I read it at events.

Poetry Magazine informed me my poem might be the first foldout page.

I have a habit of cutting up my dear poetry sister's books.

My first ZOOM graphic poetry reading was INTERESTING (period)

​Watch it and let me know what you think.

When I was accepting pre-orders for "Glyph: Graphic Poetry=Trans. Sensory", I promised my audience that I would add my original art. I drew quite a bit. Here is one example.

My first graphic poetry exhibition was held at Woman Made Gallery (old location) in Chicago.

Many people are surprised by the size of my graphic poems. I also occasionally made larger ones.

GLYPY is my mascot from "GLYPH: Graphic Poetry = Trans. Sensory". This is my first (and last) attempt using a 3D printer program.

I traveled a lot while creating my graphic poetry collection. At a certain point, I sat next to Yoda.

My first graphic poetry reading event was with RHINO Poetry. It was before I became an editor. I read with Jacques Rancourt. Ralph Hamilton made this booklet for our audience.

Tupelo Press invited me to a residency at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. There I received my first inspiration for graphic poetry. In this picture, I was with Cassandra Cleghorn (Poetry Editor and Associate Editor for Nonfiction & incredible musician).

Can you find ​Faisal Mohyuddin's poetry book cover art?

I also developed my website while I was creating my graphic poetry collection. Please check out my graphic poetry study guide. You may also like reading process essays by writers and artists in Working on Gallery. 

To create my graphic poem, "I Burn the Upright Piano" (Page 30), I burnt my dear poetry professor's book cover.

Can you find ​Lee Sharkey's book cover?

The art style of "I Eat Pig Ears In Cebu" (Page 28) was inspired by Gerhard Richter. 

All my graphic poems were inspected by my cat.

My cat was always supportive when I created GLYPH: GRAPHIC POETRY=TRANS. SENSORY. 

Once, I had a graphic poetry reading under a blacklight.

If you look closely, there are many Japanese snack wrappings in my graphic poems. They are all my family's favorite.

I had my first graphic poetry workshop, and then I received the Notable Recent Alumna Award from Indiana University South Bend.

My first graphic poetry workshop was at Indiana University South Bend!