by Elvis Alves (Author)

Ota Benga was put on display in a cage at the Bronx Zoo in 1906. A question on my mind while creating this chapbook was what cages do we put ourselves in or allow others to put us in? This question was not simply metaphorical for Ota Benga because he was literally put in a cage.

Author Biography

Elvis Alves is a Pushcart Prize nominated poet. He is the author of the collection Bitter Melon. He lives and teaches in Newtown, PA.