Description
Ocean Vuong's debut collection, "Night Sky with Exit Wounds," is a searing and intimate exploration of war, family, and identity. Through vivid imagery and lyrical prose, Vuong navigates the complexities of memory, trauma, and the enduring power of love across generations. These poems grapple with the legacy of the Vietnam War, the immigrant experience, and the tender, often painful, landscape of the human heart. Vuong's masterful command of language reveals both profound vulnerability and fierce resilience, offering a breathtakingly original voice.
Available Editions
paperback
Copper Canyon Press
Published May 23, 2016
107 pages
ISBN: 9781619321564
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Community Reviews(1)
absolutely devastating. my most favorite of vuong's collections yet. the through line was so strong whereas "on earth we're briefly gorgeous" and "time is a mother" descend into a nonlinear jumbled near madness, "night sky with exit wounds" has a cyclic return to the start woven through the full collection. there's a seasick rhythm in this one; a constant swaying back and forth on a never ending tide. just a really incredible collection.
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First Published
2016
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong.