In an interview, garrett hongo stated that he wrote the poem "the legend" after he saw on the news that an asian man was accidentally shot on a chicago street. hongo dedicates his poem "in memory of jay kashiwamura.” readers can most likely assume that this name alludes to one of hongo’s relatives. one of hongo’s poetry professors. the man who was shot in chicago. the boy from chicago in the poem.

The poem "The Legend" was written by Garrett Hongo and published in 1988. When writing this poem, Hongo was inspired by the news report. This is why he writes about a man that was shot in Chicago. This man was described as Asian, skinny and poor.

Readers can mostly assume that the name "Jay Kashiwamura" alludes to the man who was shot in Chicago.

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