What The Universe Is: Asa Drake and Ally Ang

As we close out the fourth year of What The Universe Is: A (Virtual) Reading Series, I’m thrilled to feature two poets who are celebrating debut collections!

Asa Drake is the author of Maybe the Body (Tin House, 2026) and Beauty Talk (Noemi Press, 2026), winner of the 2024 Noemi Press Book Award. Her poems are published or forthcoming in the American Poetry Review, Poetry and The Slowdown Podcast.

Ally Ang is a gaysian poet & editor based in Seattle. They are the author of Let the Moon Wobble (Alice James Books 2025). Their work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Academy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day, The Seattle Met, and elsewhere. Ally is a National Endowment for the Arts fellow and MacDowell fellow. Find them at allysonang.com or @TheOceanIsGay.

The registration link for this reading is bit.ly/WTUIDec2025 – see you there!