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Cover art by Chamindika Wanduragala
Poems by Thien-Bao Phi
chapbook designed by Douglas Kearney
with artwork by Chamindika Wanduragala
2005
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Cover art by Chamindika Wanduragala
Poems by Thien-Bao Phi
chapbook designed by Douglas Kearney
with artwork by Chamindika Wanduragala
2004
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chapbook, David Huang, Douglas Kearney, Sylvia Quan La, Wing Young Huie

Cover art by Sylvia Quan La
Poetry by Thien-Bao Phi
limited edition of 50
chapbook designed by Douglas Kearney
with artwork by Sylvia Quan La
2002
In reference to the derogatory term FOB (Fresh Off the Boat).
Fresh Off the boat,
FOBulous, Follower Of Buddha, FOBtastic
got Fumbling Ofay Boys fiending for the Fruit of Our Basket
forget about it
they Finished, Obsolete, Bankrupt
Fucking Old Bastards
and they sons too
Founded Oppressive Baccalaureates
in Fucking Over Browns
a Fetish Only for yellow Bedfellows
Frequent Oriental Brothels
because they believed that the Fugitives On Board
knew ancient Chinese secrets to Fantastic Orgasm Benefits
while us Funny Oriental Boys
felt like Fucked Overlooked Bachelors
Footbinding Outmoded Barbarians
Burying Our Feelings as
Frigid Oppositional Bookworms
And some of us play that role
Favoring the Ongoing Bandwagon
and fiending for the flavor of the Fever for the Offcolor Bamboo
Followers of the Bootstrap
Fold Origami Bridges across the Bering
Friends of the Bourgeois
who like to Fuck Opaque Bigots
Feigning One-dimensional Boyfriends
Fools Overestimate Benevolence
or is it they just want to Falsify Our Blood
to Finagle an Obsequious Bestseller?
Plans of Fools Often Backfire
cuz Fools Often Oscillate
and
Fascists Often Bungle
Fate Often Boomerangs
and our Farce an Opportunity to Buck
the Fatcats’ Onerous Blubber
My people
let’s Fight the Osmosis of Boundaries
Find Outspoken Bombshells
My people
we are a nation
of Fat Overweight B-boys and B-girls,
Failed Olympic boxers
and Fresh Overlooked Bindlestiffs
carrying armloads of Fragrant Orchid Bouquets
gay or straight
Femme Or Butch
our Families Often Barbeque
and we sip Fizzy Orange Beverages
while screaming Finally! Our Bulgogi!
We Formulate our Overdue Brisance
and Forecast Our Brotherhood and Sisterhood
and Broadcast on Our Feet,
on FOB Operated Bicycles
and Filipinos on Buses
Get the word out
Forsaking Our Blessings
has been greatly exaggerated
My people
Never
Forget Our Beauty.
2002
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Written and performed by Bao Phi
Recorded and mixed by Larry Lucio, Jr.
Artwork by Chamindika Wanduragala.
Currently only available for digital download.
2002
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Cover art by Phloe
Collected Poems from 1993 – 2002
chapbook designed by Douglas Kearney
with artwork by Phloe
2001
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I wrote this poem thinking about Asian Americans and love… specifically, loving one another. Yes, romantically, but also in terms of friendships and family. The first stanza, wherein I tell y’all what this poem is NOT about, came into being when I realized a lot of haters would accuse me of certain things if I pushed for an Asian love agenda. I wanted to make sure that the way I try to live my life and my philosophy is clear… this is not just about pro-creation, cuz although “Bao loves the kids”, I find that nationalism grounded in procreation rhetoric is faulty – it can portray women as baby making machines, alienate our people who are of mixed heritage, and dismiss those of us who chose not to have children or have alternate sexual orientations wherein it is biologically impossible to have kids. You know? What i’m saying is, us Asian people need to love each other not just to procreate a Yellowbrown army (there’s already plenty o’ Asians on the planet earth), but because for so long we have not been taught to love ourselves and each other. This poem is dedicated to ‘Chilly Willy.’
2000
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Written and performed by Bao Phi, recorded by Toby Folwick
Currently only available for digital download.