Thien-bao Thuc Phi was born in Sai Gon, Viet Nam, the youngest son to two mixed blood Chinese and Vietnamese parents who raised him in the Phillips neighborhood  of South Minneapolis as a Vietnamese boy in the hood. He has twice won the Minnesota Grand Poetry Slam, and also won two poetry slams at the Nuyorican Poets Café in New York. He  was the first Vietnamese American man to have appeared on HBO's Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, and the National Poetry Slam Individual Finalists Stage, where he placed 6th overall out of over 250 national slam poets. 

"If you listen closely, every poem on Bao's CD is a love poem: rough-edged, raw, and scalding, or quiet enough to break your heart. Much will be said about his fearless politics and his power, but his words are also threaded with humor, humanity, and beauty - my brother is on a mission to keep us all knit tight, and to remind us how we are quilted together in this cold country. Buy this CD. It will keep you warm at night."
- Ishle Park, Def Poetry Jam star and Poet Laureate of Queens, NY

Also featuring:
Do Kh., John Nguyen, Duc Tri Que Anh, Viet Le, Miki Nguyen & David Tran
With guest speaker, Professor Viet Thanh Nguyen, USC
Hosted by Mai Piece

Free for High School students with ID.

Cost : $5

www.baophi.com