Mo Kim

Educator, writer, and lifelong learner – figuring it out one adventure at a time!

Writing

Me with my Bay Area Writing Project cohort 🙂

Below, you will find a collection of my published writing. I hope you enjoy it!

I also currently serve the city of Hayward as our third Poet Laureate.

Poetry

“seeing and other holy tricks” (Vast Chasm Magazine) – nominated for Pushcart Prize
“for my next magic trick i’ll make love out of these leftovers” (The Lake County Bloom) – 1st place in Lake County Solstice Contest
“ode to dead caterpillars” (The Lake County Bloom)
“Sisyphus Logs Onto His 9AM Zoom Class” (Porcupine Literary) – nominated for Best of the Net 2021
“self-portrait of Asian American as dumpling / crowdpleaser” (Gnashing Teeth Publishing)
“blackout at the comedy club” (Hypocrite Reader)

Essays / Non-Fiction

“struggle is an open door: on dilemmas, doors, and discovering teacher fellowship in an year of crisis” (Bay Area Writing Project ISI 2022 Digital Anthology)