readers is ahn wa received msa of creative writing. and the ardela literary composition prize in creative nonfiction. her work has been published in several an tholologies including our cheers to muses. in addition to writing and performing she published and hand bound artist books and is a photographer and print maker. lives and creates in oakland. i would like to introduce ahmwa. [applause] flesh of my flesh. the woman who invented clothes was a woman. she knew the power of a well placed leash. knew there was no looking back. once man laid himself upon her he was cleave into her. need the clay of her. she knew then shield always need a sheath. a shield from shame. the early pain of having been divided. >> first sin. forgive me for coveting my mother's breast until it bled iodine to deceive me. 165. you cried when i left for california. you and bastand figure the driveway. i didn't expect that from you. wasn't prepare for the weeping that would last until i cross the the state border. when i got to oakland my emotions leaked like a wi

closing out our evening of readers is ahn wa received msa of creative writing. and the ardela literary composition prize in

i have ahn aunt in connecticut who watches c-span, and i was on it, and she was very happy. >> reporter: elaborately decorated hat seems to be the preferred way to draw attention. this leaves little down. the texas delegation went with the uniform look, a cowboy hat on every head. in the west virginia section, miners' hats set the tone. >> coal mining is -- that's our industry, that's our lifeblood. >> the montana delegation sports matching denim vests. flashia clothes can also do the trick. the kansas lawmaker loaned this spangled vest to her constituent. >> she said i want you to wear this because i won't be there. >> women more than men seem to be caught up in the eye-catching craze, but you don't see these argyle pants every day, and this wisconsin. >> navy veteran, that's for me, i spent 24 yours in the navy. then on the bam, it says army mom, because my son is on active duty in the army. >> reporter: seeing more than anything else here, though, every variety of red dress. and here's one more red dress. i wore this, though, to blend in. we will be talking to delegates and we'll hav

ahn. >> what more can you tell us about park geun-hye. >> park is popular in south korea, much more popular than any rivals within the party. this result was expected. she has achieved much more politically than any other candidate. park is a daughter of south korea's late president. he led the country's economic boom in the 1960s and '70s. he was assassinated in 1979. his daughter is 60. she husbaused her theme to beco full term member of parliament. an opinion poll before the party's vote suggested that she would be the favorite in the presidential race if she ran. >> now that park is in the race, do we know who she will be running against? >> the opposition parties have not selected their nominees yet. members of the main opposition democratic united party picked five finalists in july. they will choose their presidential nominee at a convention in september. >> so, kengo, which party do you think has a better chance of winning the election? >> yes, the poll i just mentioned suggests park geun-hye is much more popular than any of the five candidates of the democratic united party. park has an approval rating of about 50%. in contrast, t