With poems that glow with energy, humor, heartbreak, and risk,
Do Not Feed the Animal
, the astonishing debut from Hikari Leilani Miya, breaks molds and reshapes expectations. Food, culture, behavior, voice, and self-portraits-Miya confidently paints her canvas with the shades of her Japanese-Filipina identity. Innovative in approach and moving in message,
soars by way of the ingenuity and heart of its storyteller.