Phi packs his rap with clear images and emotion, painting his city through your mind with a palette of words that tumble effortlessly out of his mouth – close to the street, breathing with the anxious verve of kids surviving the alley and tender with love stolen in an abandoned store.

- Graydon Royce, Star Tribune

Bao Phi delivers work that has the urgency of fire.

-Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, Free Time Section

At 24 years old he is nationally recognized for his turbulent, thought provoking poetry on stage.

- Eliza Hoyt, Asian American Press

Poets aren’t generally known for their infectious charm… but Bao Phi isn’t just any poet…Phi’s tone can shift easily from serious to humorous, although many of his funny lines are delivered with bite.

- Kristin Tillotson, Star Tribune, Variety Cover Story