{"product_id":"a-thousand-times-you-lose-your-treasure-paperback","title":"A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoa Nguyen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR POETRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection inspired by Hoa's mother, a stunt motorcyclist in an all-woman Vietnamese circus troupe, is verse meditation on Vietnam's diaspora.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoa Nguyen's latest collection is a poetic meditation on historical, personal, and cultural pressures pre- and post-\"Fall-of-Saigon\" and comprises a verse biography on her mother, Diep Anh Nguyen, a stunt motorcyclist in an all-woman Vietnamese circus troupe. Multilayered, plaintive, and provocative, the poems in \u003cem\u003eA Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e are alive with archive and inhabit histories. In turns lyrical and unsettling, her poetry sings of language and loss; dialogues with time, myth and place; and communes with past and future ghosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoa Nguyen\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several books of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eA Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e (Wave, forthcoming 2021), \u003cem\u003eAs Long As Trees Last\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRed Juice\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eViolet Energy Ingots\u003c\/em\u003e, which received a 2017 Griffin Prize nomination. As a public proponent and advocate of contemporary poetry, she has served as guest editor for \u003cem\u003eThe Best Canadian Poetry in English 2018\u003c\/em\u003e and judge for the 2020 Griffin Prize for Poetry, and she has performed and lectured at numerous institutions, including Princeton University, Bard College, Poet's House, and the Banff Centre's Writers Studio. Recipient of a 2019 Pushcart Prize and a 2020 Neustadt International Prize for Literature nomination, she has received grants and fellowships from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the MacDowell, and the Millay Colony for the Arts. Her writing has garnered attention from such outlets as The PBS News Hour, \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePoetry\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. Born in the Mekong Delta and raised and educated in the United States, Nguyen has lived in Canada since 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2021)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768685855008,"sku":"9781950268177","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ed99b72f12913e7e6f1f8a0b51185cce.webp?v=1780335237","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-thousand-times-you-lose-your-treasure-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}