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A review by miamcmillan
Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
very quietly world-shattering. “amazon history of a former nail salon worker” made me burst into tears the first time i read it. i listened to vuong on the radio talking about this collection and he spoke so beautifully that i immediately went out and bought it even though at the time i’d never read any of his work before. the excerpt from “beautiful short loser” had a profound impact on me,
“i know. i know the room you’ve been crying in is called america. i know the door is not invented yet.”
vuong just says so much in so few words that it is astounding. i also loved “nothing” and thought it was a beautiful, deeply intimate poem. the entire collection was trembling and aching and still but never static. made of snow and sunlight and utterly stretched.
“i know. i know the room you’ve been crying in is called america. i know the door is not invented yet.”
vuong just says so much in so few words that it is astounding. i also loved “nothing” and thought it was a beautiful, deeply intimate poem. the entire collection was trembling and aching and still but never static. made of snow and sunlight and utterly stretched.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and War