May 3, 2020 · “Immigrant Haibun” unfolds as the narrator and his family travel across the ocean, escaping the war-torn city they once lived in; above them, stars symbolize the promise of safety like “little centuries opening just long enough for us to slip through.”

The Vietnamese-born American poet Ocean Vuong is one of the most exciting new poets to emerge in the last decade or so. His poetry deals with a variety of themes, including war, family, love, and identity, with many of his poems discussing the enigmatic figure of his father.

The ocean and the sky are both vast and seemingly endless expanses that evoke a sense of wonder and awe. The ocean is a dynamic and ever-changing body of water that covers much of the Earth's surface, while the sky is the expanse of …

Vuong is the author of the poetry collections Time Is a Mother (2022) and Night Sky With Exit Wounds (2016), the winner of the 2017 T.S. Eliot Prize, and the chapbooks No (2013) and Burnings (2010), which was an Over the Rainbow selection by the American Library Association.

Night Sky with Exit Wounds is a collection that delves deep into personal history, cultural identity, and the aftermath of war, viewed through the lens of Vuong’s own life experiences. The poem is divided into three sections, each exploring different dimensions of the themes Vuong addresses.

Apr 7, 2016 · Night Sky with Exit Wounds addresses the war in its first section. These are powerful poems that meld facts with family history. Then Ocean Vuong adds his own form of alchemy to transform the whole into fire.

May 10, 2016 · In one of the searing poems in this remarkable new collection, Ocean Vuong juxtaposes chaotic scenes from the April 1975 fall of Saigon with lines from Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” — the...

Night Sky with Exit Wounds is a 2016 collection of poetry by Vietnamese American poet and essayist Ocean Vuong. [1] The book won the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2017 [ 2 ] —which made him the youngest winner of the award at the time at 29 years old, …

May 13, 2019 · In his latest collection "Night Sky With Exit Wounds," Vuong delves into his family culture and tumultuous childhood. (Image via Amherst Bulletin) As a Vietnamese immigrant and member of the LGBTQ+ community, Vuong is a unique, empathy-inspiring voice in …

Dec 24, 2022 · A literary star of the Vietnamese-American community, Ocean Vuong is known for his imaginative reflections on war, identity, and the refugee experience. His collection 'Night Sky with Exit Wounds' contains a poem entitled ‘Telemachus,’ a reference to the son of Odysseus, but Vuong turns to the mythological past only to bring us along on his…