GORDAN C.C. LIAO

A native of Chicago's far south side, Gordon CC Liao is a proud Asian-American poet, playwright, singer/songwriter and spoken word performer. He's been a featured poet for several performances, including the dvd opening for the film Better Luck Tomorrow, Northeastern University/city of Boston's tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr, The Chicago Tribune Printers' Row Book Fair, The Chicago Asian American Film Festival, and was third place finisher at the 2006 Gwendolyn Brooks open mic competition. His poetry has also been featured in several compilations and anthologies.