Jason Koo, Assistant Professor of English at Quinnipiac University, is the author of two books of poetry, "America's Favorite Poem" (2014) and "Man on Extremely Small Island" (2009). He is published in numerous journals, won fellowships for his work, and is also the founder and executive director of Brooklyn Poets, a nonprofit organization celebrating and cultivating the poets, poetry and literary heritage of Brooklyn, where he lives. Sponsored jointly by The Creative Writing Program, the Asian & Asian American Studies Institute, the English Dept. Speaker's Fund, AsACC, and the UConn Co-op Bookstore.