Category: Ocean Vuong
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “You Are My Friend: On Ocean Vuong’s The Emperor of Gladness” by Nirris Nagendrarajah Ocean Vuong, The Emperor of Gladness, Penguin, 2025. 416 pgs. For Ocean Vuong, the critically acclaimed…
![[REVIEW] “You Are My Friend: On Ocean Vuong’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑙𝑎𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠” by Nirris Nagendrarajah](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ocean-vuong-the-emperor-of-gladness.jpg?w=992)
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📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Ocean Vuong, Time Is a Mother, Penguin Random House, 2022. 112 pgs. Building a foundation on the aftershocks of his mother’s death, this collection of Ocean Vuong further explores,…
![[REVIEW] “I’ve Plagiarised My Life to Give You the Best of Me: Ocean Vuong’s 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝐼𝑠 𝑎 𝑀𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟” by Jennifer Eagleton](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/time-is-a-mother-1.jpg?w=932)
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📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Hiroko Oyamada. I have had this feeling of being quiet and alone recently, since graduating from university, with the pressure…
![[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Reading on Slow Quiet Days” by Joefel Bolo](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/joefel-bolo_cha.png?w=1024)
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We are very happy to announce that selected poems from the ten-year history of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (November 2007-October 2017) will be published in a special edition of the Hong Kong-based print poetry magazine, Voice & Verse, in February 2018.…
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Ocean Vuong Ocean Vuong‘s poem “Prayer for the Newly Damned” is now published in the September/October 2012 issue of the American Poetry Review. || Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best of…
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Kristine Ong Muslim Kristine Ong Muslim‘s story “Moonman” is now published in the April 2012 issue of Phantasmacore. || Kristine Ong Muslim’s poetry was published in issue #9 of Cha and her poem “Preface to a Pornographer’s Dirty Book” is discussed here. ***** Ocean Vuong…
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Dena Rash Guzman Read Dena Rash Guzman‘s poem “Bad Had God” in ink node. Dena Rash Guzman’s poetry was published in Issue #15 and Issue #16 of Cha. ***** Craig Santos Perez Craig Santos Perez‘s poem “Does Huam Suck?” is published in the latest issue…
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O Thiam Chin Congratulations to O Thiam Chin! His short story collection The Rest of Your Life and Everything that Comes with It, reviewed in the current issue of Cha, has been longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story…
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– Three new poems by Ocean Vuong, “My Brother’s Ghost Returns”, “Beginning Again” and “Getting it Wrong”, are now published in Connotation Press. Read these poems and an interview with Ocean by Mari L’Esperance here.–Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published…
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– Ocean Vuong’s poem “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome” is published in the inaugural issue of THRUSH Poetry Journal. Read it here. – Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best of the…
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Ocean Vuong has three poems recorded for the One Pause Poetry Project. He read an original poem, a poem for children, and one from another poet (Ocean chose Linh Dinh’s “Borderless Body”). You can listen to the recordings here. –…
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– Ocean Vuong has new work featured in [Pank] 6. Learn more about the print issue and how to get a copy here. – Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best…
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– Ocean Vuong’s poem “Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome” was published in the November 2011 issue of The Collagist. There is now an interview with him about the poem here. –– Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has…
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– Ocean Vuong’s poem “More Than Sex” is now published in The Nervous Breakdown. Read it here. – Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best of the Net Anthology 2010. –
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– Ocean Vuong’s poem “Crepuscular” is published in the inaugural issue of THRUSH Poetry Journal. Read it here. – Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best of the Net Anthology 2010.…
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– Ocean Vuong’s new poem “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome” is now published in the November 2011 issue of The Collagist. Read it here. –– Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best…
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– Ocean Vuong’s poem “In Defense of Poverty” is featured on Verse Daily. Read it here. – Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best of the Net Anthology 2010.
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– Ocean Vuong’s poem “Self-Portrait as Jeffrey Dahmer” is now published in Vol. 3 of Vinyl Poetry. Dahmer was ‘a notorious serial killer and cannibal’. – – Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated…
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– Ocean Vuong‘s poems “To Love Well”, “Departure”, “My Mother Remembers Her Mother” and “In Defense of Poverty” are now published in the Winter 2011 issue of diode. Read the poems here. – Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the…
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–From their website: 2011 is starting off with a bang! We’re ushering in the new year with a Mouth to Mouth Open Mic featuring activist and spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai and poet Ocean Vuong. So, come, bring a…
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– Kevin Minh Allen of Lantern Review has written a review of Ocean Vuong’s first chapbook of poetry Burnings. You can read the review here.–Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best of the…
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= Ocean Vuong will be doing a live reading and interview via The Blood-Jet Writing Hour this Wednesday at 1PM Eastern time. The live broadcast is available for free here and you can listen to the archived segment after it…
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Congratulations to Ocean, whose first poetry chapbook Burnings is now available from Sibling Rivalry Press. You can purchase a copy here. – Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best of…
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This post was originally posted on 30th October, 2010. Ocean Vuong’s Burnings will be released on 15th November 2010. Ocean talks about his forthcoming 43-page chapbook in this blog post. Also watch Ocean’s promotional video of the book: –…
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Ocean Vuong is interviewed by Brad Green at Dark Sky Magazine. Read the interview here. – – Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best of the Net Anthology 2010. – –
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