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Jenny Liou, “Muscle Memory,” 2022
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Poet and former MMA cage fighter Jenny Liou (left) will talk with writer, poet, and artist Shin Yu Pai about her new book of poetry, “Muscle Memory,” on Dec. 7. (Image courtesy of The Seattle Public Library.)
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by Amanda Ong
As a poet and former cage fighter, Jenny Liou has a unique perspective on violence, both in the ring and out of it. On Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 7 pm to 8 pm, Seattle Public Library (SPL) will host a discussion between award-winning poet and writer Shin Yu Pai and Liou about their debut collection of poetry Muscle Memory. The collection brings together Liou’s time in the MMA cage with her Chinese American family’s history, as she reflects on violence in the cage and generationally.
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