Darcy Paquet, an American movie critic who has lived in Korea for close to 20 years, wears many hats in the Korean film industry: critic, lecturer, author, translator, artistic director and part-time actor. Most recently, he has grabbed the media spotlight as translator of the English subtitles for director Bong Joon-ho's Parasite, which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Learn more
Yong Ho Nam, published his first effort with poetry with PRA Publishing back in 2015-2016. Yong Ho is a South Korean, author and poet. To learn more Click Here
Hair Love is a 2019 American animated short film written and directed by Matthew A. Cherry, and co-produced with Karen Rupert Toliver. It follows the story of a man who must do his daughter's hair for the first time, and features Issa Rae as a voice of the mother. Hair Love. This win excites because 2016 Poetry Matters Lit Prize winner, Amanda O' Mara, won second place with her poem titled Hairology. If you would like to learn more about the anthology Click Here
Congratulations again to both winners! May the focus on stories for people of color continue to be produced and recognized!
Posted by LJ Clark
Founder PRA and PMP
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