Pichchenda Bao (she/her) is a Cambodian American poet and writer, infant survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime, daughter of refugees and feminist stay-at-home mother. She is co-editor of the poetry anthology, Braving the Body (Harbor Editions) and serves on the editorial board of Queensbound, an audio poetry project for Queens, NY, and as a story coach for No, You Tell It, a switched-up storytelling show and podcast. Her most recent work has been published by Lily Poetry Review, SWWIM, Cultural Daily and elsewhere. She has received fellowships and awards from Aspen Words, Kundiman, Bethany Arts Community, and Queens Council on the Arts. She lives, writes and raises her three kids in New York City.
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