Pursuing an Artistic Life as an Asian American Poet

Lee Herrick is the the 10th California Poet Laureate, the first Asian American in his role, and is the 2nd guest on LEAP’s Season 3 podcast. He is the author of three books of poems, Scar and Flower, Gardening Secrets of the Dead and This Many Miles from Desire. Herrick was born in South Korea and was adopted to a family in California. In this episode, he shares about his pursuit for the arts particularly in poetry and how poetry has helped him find his voice in sharing his story.