Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong in 2014
Born (1988-10-14) October 14, 1988
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Alma mater Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Genre poetry, essays
Notable awards Ruth Lilly/Sargent Rosenberg fellowship; The Pushcart Prize

Ocean Vuong (born October 14, 1988) is an American poet and essayist. He is a recipient of the 2014 Ruth Lilly/Sargent Rosenberg fellowship from the Poetry Foundation and a 2016 Whiting Award for his poetry.

Personal life

Vuong was born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 1988 and immigrated to the United States in 1990.[1]

He currently lives in Astoria, Queens, in New York City.[2] Vuong is openly gay.[3]

Career

Vuong received his B.A. in Nineteenth Century English Literature at Brooklyn College, within the City University of New York system, where he studied under poet and novelist Ben Lerner.[4][5]

His poems and essays have been published in various journals, including Poetry,[6] The Nation,[7] Tri-Quarterly,[8] Guernica,[9] The Rumpus,[10] Boston Review,[11] and Narrative Magazine.

His first chapbook, Burnings (Sibling Rivalry Press), was a 2011 “Over The Rainbow” selection for notable LGBTQ books by the American Library Association.[12] His second chapbook, No (YesYes Books), was released in 2013.[13]

His debut full-length collection, Night Sky With Exit Wounds,[14] was released by Copper Canyon Press in 2016; as of April that year, the publisher ran a second printing.[15]

Awards and fellowships

Bibliography

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ocean Vuong". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. ↑ "Events In Queens For September 25-October 2". Queens Tribune. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  3. ↑ Accessed October 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Brooklyn College | Ocean Sounds: A Brooklyn College Alumnus Reflects on His Life". Brooklyn.cuny.edu. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Brooklyn College | Mentoring Demands Respect, Says Ben Lerner About His Work with Ocean Vuong". Brooklyn.cuny.edu. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Ocean Vuong". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  7. ↑ Vuong, Ocean (2014-01-28). "Eurydice". The Nation. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  8. ↑ "|". Triquarterly.org. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  9. ↑ "Ocean Vuong: I Remember Anyway - Guernica / A Magazine of Art & Politics". Guernicamag.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  10. ↑ "Ocean Vuong". The Rumpus.net. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  11. ↑ "Poet's Sampler: Ocean Vuong". Boston Review. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  12. ↑ "2012 Over the Rainbow List–74 LGBT Books for Adult Readers! – Over the Rainbow Books". Glbtrt.ala.org. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  13. ↑ "yesyesbooks". yesyesbooks. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  14. ↑ "Night Sky With Exit Wounds, Poetry by Ocean Vuong". Copper Canyon Press. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  15. ↑ "Copper Canyon Press - Timeline". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  16. ↑ "Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  17. ↑ "Welcome to Pushcart Press: Publishers of The Pushcart Prize". Pushcartprize.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  18. ↑ "The Elizabeth George Foundation". Elizabethgeorgeonline.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  19. ↑
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