Before We Remember We Dream

Before We Remember We Dream, the new collection of poetry from Bryan Thao Worra and original art by Nor Sanavongsay blends memoir and Southeast Asian history, myth, horror and science fiction to weave a spellbinding meditation on 45 years of the Lao diaspora. These 55 poems focus largely on 1973 to the present from the banks of the Mekong River during the Secret War for Laos to unexpected intersections of Southeast Asian history in the small towns of America and Asian American history. Tragedy, humor, memory and dreams collide to provide readers an understanding of what has been, and what might be.