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Maine Asylum-Seeker Fights For His Right To Poetry

Asylum-seeker Allan Monga, 19, won Maine's Poetry Out Loud competition in March. But he's been barred from the national competition because he's not a citizen or permanent resident. (Courtesy of the Maine Arts Commission)
Asylum-seeker Allan Monga, 19, won Maine's Poetry Out Loud competition in March. But he's been barred from the national competition because he's not a citizen or permanent resident. (Courtesy of the Maine Arts Commission)

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