Ocean Vuong has written a poem called “Notebook Fragments.” The video embedded above features his performance at AWP 2016.
“Notebook Fragments” comes from Vuong’s latest poetry collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds. Copper Canyon Press published this book back in April 2016.
Thus far, this moving piece has drawn more than 22,000 views on YouTube. To hear more poems by Vuong, follow these links to check out his readings of “No One Knows the Way to Heaven,” “Head First,” and “The Prodigal Son’s Lament.“