poem two / Nellie Wong at Ninety
NELLIE WONG celebrates her ninetieth birthday with the publication of Nothing Like Freedom, her fifth collection, after Dreams of Harrison Railroad Park (1977), Death of Long Steam Lady (1986), Stolen Moments (1997), and Breakfast Lunch Dinner (2012). “Nellie Wong at Ninety” is a digital companion project centered around nine poems, chosen by Nellie to represent each decade of her storied life.
Poet Nellie Wong poses on Harrison Street with Sun Wukong. The Monkey King mural is painted on the building, next door to the spot where her childhood home once stood at 725 Harrison Street in Oakland, California.
 On Harrison Street: Nellie Wong and Sun Wukong |