ABOUT
When I was 14, my father drove me to my first poetry reading; since then, I have spent over a decade cultivating my identity as a poet, cultural worker and performer to speak from a place where art intersects with real life.
I hope to use my writing as a healing tool and to foster dialogue in my respective communities of Asian Americans, women, people of color, working class and young people. I have had the honor of facilitating workshops and performing in diverse venues, and even worked with an organization that funds artists connecting art and social change. In the process, and in collaboration with individuals of a wide spectrum of identities, my art, identity and values have been challenged. I consider myself extraordinarily blessed.
During the last 7 years, my writing has paralleled my work in the non-profit sector and the community. I have worked, written and educated about issues like domestic violence, the criminal justice system and immigrant rights; and, all my experiences have powerfully reaffirmed my belief that words can change the world.
SHORT BIO: Alison Roh Park is a Queens, New York native, writer, performer and activist. She is a Kundiman fellow and former artist-in-residence at the Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia, PA as part of the the Artists and Performance in Action (APIA) Residency program, where she developed and performed a one-woman show “A Magpie Sang on the 7-Train.” Her work has appeared in several publications including the Ozone Park Journal; Yellow Medicine Review; The NuyorAsian Anthology; The Asian Pacific American Journal; and Yell-Oh Girls! Park has performed, competed and educated across the United States and is an MFA candidate at New York University.
