Ocean Vuong’s poetry has long explored his relationship with his mother, book columnist Ryan Lillestrand PZ ’23 explains. Now, in “Time is a Mother,” he explores grief in the wake of her death.
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Assorted novelties: Ocean Vuong wants to let books live
Book columnist Anna Solomon PZ ’23 praises Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” for its regeneration of language.