In The Studio - Ocean Vuong: Becoming Briefly Gorgeous
Daljit Nagra selects In The Studio - Ocean Vuong: Becoming Briefly Gorgeous with the gifted, young Vietnamese poet. From 2020.
Poet Daljit Nagra selects In The Studio - Ocean Vuong: Becoming Briefly Gorgeous
This features the young Vietnamese writer who has been called βone of our most gifted poetsβ.
Ocean came to public attention when his poetry collection βNight Sky With Exit Woundsβ was showered with awards. His first novel βOn Earth Weβre Briefly Gorgeousβ followed and has also been critically acclaimed.
Oceanβs work often mirrors his own experience as an immigrant. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam but at a young age he and members of his family left Vietnam, as refugees for the United States.
After attempting a degree in business, Ocean found his true vocation as a writer and now divides his time between creating new work and teaching university students.
Oonagh Cousins talks to Ocean about the way he creates his work, how ideas and images come to him and the importance of being uncomfortable when heβs writing.
Producer: Emma Kingsley
First broadcast on the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service in 2020.
* Plus Daljit reads a poem from his Poetry Extra Book of the Month - Battery Rocks by Katrina Naomi.
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