5 days ago I decided to buy the paperback version of a book that I thought was really good, but then I stopped reading at like halfway through it not because it turned out to be bad but because I got lazy and just stopped reading any books in general, which is "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong. Today, the book finally arrived and I'm really really excited to read it once more (and actually finish it).
#OceanVuong #onearthwerebrieflygorgeous

Ocean Vuong #OceanVuong of 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous' fame joined New York University’s ( #NYU ) creative writing program faculty back in June 2022. Fast forward to 2023 and Vuong is apparently teaching a hybrid texts class at NYU. The best part? The internet got it's hands on Vuong's 1-page syllabus.

If you want to follow along in spirit without having to take out another student loan, here are all the books from Ocean Vuong’s syllabus.

#books #literature
https://www.alittlebithuman.com/books-from-ocean-vuongs-syllabus-nyu/

@nicolesjchung I just read this and it's so, so beautifully expressed, on both your parts. Thank you for sharing <3

This passage in particular put a hitch in my throat.

#OceanVuong #edreads

Eindelijk begonnen aan “Op aarde schitteren we even” van Ocean Vuong. Het eerste hoofdstuk was al prachtig.

#OceanVuong #lezen #literatuur #boeken

#poetry #oceanvuong

#OceanVuong #OnEarthwerebrieflygorgeous #literature #mood #missing

This is a great idea...

What are 5-7 of your favorite authors? add them as hashtags so we can find each other, boost this, share your own, etc. some of mine:

#KazuoIshiguro
#GeorgeOrwell
#OceanVuong
#MagnusMills
#EdmundWhite
#ColsonWhitehead
#DouglasStuart

Ask me again tomorrow and I'm sure it'll be completely different!

"The most beautiful part of your body is wherever your mother's shadow falls."

#NightSkyWithExitWounds
#OceanVuong

"Even sweetness can scratch the throat, so stir the sugar well. - Grandma

4:37 a.m. How come depression makes me feel more alive?

Life is funny."

#NightSkyWithExitWounds
#OceanVuong