Ocean Vuong's new poems examine the 'big, big yesterday' since his mother was alive
Ocean Vuong's second poetry collection, Time is a Mother, grapples with time and its impermanence following his mother's death in 2019.
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Here Are The Nominees For The 2019 National Book Awards
Colson Whitehead and Marlon James headline the longlists of names in contention for the literary prize. Altogether, 50 books across five categories stand a chance at winning in November.
In The Lines Of Ocean Vuong, Echoes Of His Family's Past In Vietnam
Award-winning poet Ocean Vuong speaks about his new book Night Sky with Exit Wounds, which weaves growing up in America with his family's memories of a war-torn Vietnam.