Michael Chang : coda

I encourage all young writers, particularly those from marginalized or “non-traditional” backgrounds, to get your work out there.  You don’t need a MFA to write.  Work hard, do your homework (read widely and obsessively, appreciate your place in the constellation of amazing writers throughout history), challenge yourself.  The world needs to hear from you.  Evie Shockley, a fellow lawyer-poet, once said to me: “No one else can create the art that you will make.”  Amen!