- Poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), LGBTQ poetry, poems
Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times writes: “The poems in Mr. Vuong’s new collection, Night Sky With Exit Wounds…possess a tensile precision reminiscent of Emily Dickinson’s work, combined with a Gerard Manley Hopkins-like appreciation for the sound and rhythms of words.
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemplative and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Ocean Vuong
- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 141
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House, Vaso Roto Ediciones S.L, Copper Canyon Press
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781911214519
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