Ocean Vuong
| Ocean Vuong | |
|---|---|
 Ocean Vuong in 2014 | |
| Born |
October 14, 1988 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College CUNY |
| 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, New York.[2]
Career
Vuong received his B.A. in Nineteenth Century English Literature at Brooklyn College, CUNY, where he studied under poet and novelist Ben Lerner.[3][4]
His poems and essays have been published in various journals, including Poetry,[5] The Nation,[6] Tri-Quarterly,[7] Guernica,[8] The Rumpus,[9] Boston Review,[10] and Narrative Magazine.
His first chapbook, Burnings (Sibling Rivalry Press), was a 2011 “Over The Rainbow” selection for notable LGBTQ books by the by American Library Association.[11] His second chapbook, No (YesYes Books), was released in 2013.[12]
His debut full-length collection, Night Sky With Exit Wounds, was released from Copper Canyon Press in 2016; as of April that year, the publisher ran a second printing.[13]
Awards and fellowships
- Ruth Lilly/Sargent Rosenberg fellowship, 2014[14]
- The Pushcart Prize, 2014 [15]
- The Elizabeth George Foundation Fellowship, 2013[16]
- Chad Walsh Prize, Beloit Poetry Journal, 2013
- Stanley Kunitz Prize for Younger Poets, 2012[17]
- The Narrative Prize, 2015
- Whiting Award for Poetry, 2016
Bibliography
- Burnings, (Sibling Rivalry Press), 2011 (chapbook)
- No, YesYes Books, 2013 (chapbook)
- Night Sky With Exit Wounds, Copper Canyon Press, 2016
References
- ↑ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/ocean-vuong The Poetry Foundation - Ocean Vuong Biography
- ↑ http://queenstribune.com/events-in-queens-for-september-25-october-2/ Queens Tribune.
- ↑ http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/news/bcnews/bcnews_120605.php "Ocean Sounds: A Brooklyn College Alumnus Reflects on His Life" - June 5, 2012, Brooklyn College website.
- ↑ http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/news/bcnews/bcnews_130614.php "Mentoring Demands Respect, Says Ben Lerner About His Work with Ocean Vuong" - June 14, 2013, Brooklyn College website.
- ↑ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/ocean-vuong#about Poetry Magazine.
- ↑ http://www.thenation.com/article/178131/eurydice The Nation.
- ↑ http://www.triquarterly.org/contributors/ocean-vuong TriQuarterly.
- ↑ https://www.guernicamag.com/daily/ocean-vuong-i-remember-anyway/ Guernica.
- ↑ http://therumpus.net/author/ocean-vuong/ The Rumpus,
- ↑ http://www.bostonreview.net/poetry/amy-king-ocean-vuong-poets-sampler-ocean-vuong Boston Review.
- ↑ http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/overtherainbow/archives/342 American Library Association's Over The Rainbow Books website.
- ↑ http://yesyesbooks.com/authors-artists/vuong-ocean/ YesYes Books
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/coppercanyonpress/photos/a.280154085314.319896.81940010314/10154548813685315 September 10, 2014, Copper Canyon Press Facebook Page
- ↑ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/prizes_fellowship "Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships" - accessed October 10, 2014, The Poetry Foundation website.
- ↑ http://www.pushcartprize.com/news.html - accessed October 10, 2014, The Pushcart Prize website.
- ↑ http://www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com/foundation.htm - accessed October 10, 2014, The Elizabeth George Foundation website.
- ↑ http://diacritics.org/2012/oceanvuong-poetry-prize "OCEAN VUONG WINS 2012 STANLEY KUNITZ MEMORIAL POETRY PRIZE" - September 29, 2012, diaCRITICS.