Born in a village near Canton, China, Koon Woon immigrated to Washington State in 1960. He is the publisher of Goldfish Press and the literary magazine Chrysanthemum and lives in Seattle.
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Goldfish
The goldfish in my bowl
turns into a carp each night.
Swimming in circles in the day,
regal, admired by emperors,
but each night, while I sleep,
it turns into silver, a dagger
cold and sharp, couched at one spot,
enough to frighten cats.
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