Time is a mother

Vuong, Ocean 1988- (author.).

Summary: "Ocean Vuong's second collection of poetry looks inward, on the aftershocks of his mother's death, and the struggle - and rewards - of staying present in the world. Time Is a Mother moves outward and onward, in concert with the themes of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, as Vuong continues, through his work, his profound exploration of personal trauma, of what it means to be the product of an American war in America, and how to circle these fragmented tragedies to find not a restoration, but the epicenter of the break"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780593300237
ISBN: 0593300238
Physical Description: print
114 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 114).

Formatted Contents Note:

The bull -- Snow theory -- Dear Peter -- Skinny dipping -- Beautiful short loser -- Old glory -- You guys -- Dear Sara -- American legend -- The last dinosaur -- Rise & shine -- The last prom queen in Antarctica -- Dear T -- Waterline -- Not even -- Amazon history of a former nail salon worker -- Nothing -- Scavengers -- Künstlerroman -- Reasons for staying -- Ars Poetica as the maker -- Toy boat -- The punctum -- Tell me something good -- No one knows the way to Heaven -- Amost human -- Dear Rose -- Woodworking at the end of the world.

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aMothers and sons Poetry
American poetry 21st century
Poetry

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Poetry.

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Location	Call Number / Copy Notes	Barcode	Shelving Location	Status	Due Date
Emmaus Public Library	811.6 VUON (Text)	36446002062803	Adult Nonfiction	Available	-
Lower Macungie Library	811.6 VUO (Text)	33400001538977	Adult Nonfiction	Available	-
Palmerton Area Library	811.6 V98 (Text)	65000000053597	Adult Nonfiction	Checked Out	04/20/2024
Parkland Community Library	811.6 VUO (Text)	34422007252683	Adult Nonfiction	Checked Out	04/25/2024
Whitehall Township Public Library	811 VUON (Text)	36305002966738	Adult Nonfiction	Available	-

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Lower Macungie Library