Garrett Hongo

Garrett Hongo was born in Volcano, Hawaiʻi and grew up on the North Shore of Oʻahu and in Los Angeles. His most recent book is The Mirror Diary: Selected Essays. Currently, he’s at work on two books: The Ocean of Clouds (poems) and The Perfect Sound: An Autobiography in Stereo (non-fiction). He teaches at the University of Oregon, where he is Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences.