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Time is a Mother
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Time is a Mother
How else do we return to ourselves but to fold
The page so it points to the good part
In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother's death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to survive beyond it.
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Discover the Sunday Times bestselling collection from the TikTok sensation and author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.
'One of the most important poets of his generation'
ANDREW MCMILLAN, author of Physical
'Powerful'
DUA LIPA
'Redefines our idea of what an elegy can do, what it is for'
ILYA KAMINSKY, author of Deaf Republic
In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother's death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to survive beyond it. Vivid, brave and propulsive, Vuong's poems contend with personal loss, the meaning of family, and the value of joy in a perennially fractured American spirit.
The author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds, winner of the 2016 Whiting Award, the 2017 T. S. Eliot Prize and a 2019 MacArthur fellow, Vuong writes directly to our humanity without losing sight of the current moment. Bold and prescient, and a testament to tenderness in the face of violence, Time is a Mother is a return and a forging-forth all at once.
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Ocean Vuong's latest work beautifully expands his body of poetry, weaving themes of grief, trauma, and familial connections with a poignant artistry. The collection is notable for redefining the traditional elegy, exploring the complexities of self-understanding and the interplay between the personal and political. Reviewers praise Vuong's mastery of language, noting the profound impact of his imagery and the emotional depth his poems achieve, evoking a balance of tenderness, wisdom, and resilience.
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ISBN: 9781787333703
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 June 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Jonathan Cape
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 121g
Pages: 112
About the Author
Ocean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time is a Mother, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. A recipient of the 2019 MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant, he is also the winner of the Whiting Award and the T.S. Eliot Prize. His writings have been featured in Atlantic, Harper's Magazine, Nation, New Republic, New Yorker, and the New York Times. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently splits his time between Northampton, Massachusetts, and New York City.
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