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17 - Kimberly Nguyễn Poetry To Your Ears
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Kimberly Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American poet and the author of ghosts in the stalks and Here I Am Burn Me. She is originally from Omaha, Nebraska but currently living in New York City. She is a graduate of Vassar College where she holds a degree in both English and Russian Studies. Additionally, she studied abroad at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. She is a recipient of the Beatrice Daw Brown Prize for excellence in poetry and two Best of the Net nominations, and she was a finalist for Kundiman’s 2021 Mentorship Lab and the Asian American Writer’s Workshop 2022 Margins Fellowship. She was a 2021 Emerging Voices Fellow at PEN America and is currently a Poetry Coalition Fellow.
We chatted with Kimberly about her poetry collection Here I Am Burn Me, coming out on Monday! We talked about writing about herself, the anxieties of writing an intimate book about family, growing up in Nebraska, footnote poems, intergenerational trauma, her upcoming book tour and more.
You can follow Kimberly here: Instagram/Twitter: @knguyenpoetry www.kimberlynguyenwrites.com
You can order Here I am, Burn Me. At the moment, shipping is available in the US only.
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We are Poetry to your Ears @poetrytoyourears on Instagram and @poetry2yourears on Twitter.
CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is an independent podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse “Loulou” Armary, in partnership with YDN Radio Brighton. The soundtrack is ‘Dans la peau’ by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrytoyourears.substack.com
Kimberly Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American poet and the author of ghosts in the stalks and Here I Am Burn Me. She is originally from Omaha, Nebraska but currently living in New York City. She is a graduate of Vassar College where she holds a degree in both English and Russian Studies. Additionally, she studied abroad at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. She is a recipient of the Beatrice Daw Brown Prize for excellence in poetry and two Best of the Net nominations, and she was a finalist for Kundiman’s 2021 Mentorship Lab and the Asian American Writer’s Workshop 2022 Margins Fellowship. She was a 2021 Emerging Voices Fellow at PEN America and is currently a Poetry Coalition Fellow.
We chatted with Kimberly about her poetry collection Here I Am Burn Me, coming out on Monday! We talked about writing about herself, the anxieties of writing an intimate book about family, growing up in Nebraska, footnote poems, intergenerational trauma, her upcoming book tour and more.
You can follow Kimberly here: Instagram/Twitter: @knguyenpoetry www.kimberlynguyenwrites.com
You can order Here I am, Burn Me. At the moment, shipping is available in the US only.
This episode is sent as part of a Susbtack newsletter, come subscribe and receive all episodes in your inbox!
There is a paid subscription option that supports us in affording transcripts in order to make our podcast more accessible.
We are Poetry to your Ears @poetrytoyourears on Instagram and @poetry2yourears on Twitter.
CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is an independent podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse “Loulou” Armary, in partnership with YDN Radio Brighton. The soundtrack is ‘Dans la peau’ by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrytoyourears.substack.com
54 min