Diana Khoi Nguyen

Ghost Of is a mourning song, not an exorcism or un-haunting of that which haunts, but attuned attention, unidirectional reaching across time, space, and distance to reach loved ones, ancestors, and strangers. By working with, in, and around the photographs that her brother left behind (from which he cut himself out before his death), Nguyen wrestles with what remains: memory,...

One of Time's Must-Read Books of 2024 One of Electric Lit's Best Poetry Collections of 2024 One of LitHub's Poetry Books to Read in 2024 One of The Millions's Must-Read Poetry Books of Winter 2024 National Book Award finalist Diana Khoi Nguyen's second poetry collection, a haunting of a family's past upon its present, and a frank reckoning with how...