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ⓘ About Ocean Vuong
Ocean Vuong is a Vietnamese published author, poet, and essayist. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Ocean Vuong is the author of several published books of poems. The first came out in 2010 and is titled Burnings. No, another collection of poems, was released in 2013. His 2016 collection of poetry was titled Night Sky with Exit Wounds. It became a best seller and won the Whiting Award as well as the Thom Gunn Award. Exit Wounds was also a contender when it comes to the category of Best First Collection as a finalist for the Forward Prize. It was also a finalist for several other awards including the Lamda Literary Prize and Kate Tufts Discovery Award. It was named one of the top ten books for the year 2016 by the New York Times as well.
All Book Series by Ocean Vuong
Another Last Call: Poems on Addiction and Deliverance
Book 3 of 4 · published 2023
Breaking into Blossom: Poems with Extraordinary Endings
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ocean Vuong?
Ocean Vuong is a Vietnamese published author, poet, and essayist. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Ocean Vuong is the author of several published books of poems.
Which Ocean Vuong series should I start with?
Ocean Vuong's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (2019).
How many books has Ocean Vuong written?
Ocean Vuong has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2025. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Anthologies, Collections and Standalone Novels.
In what order should Ocean Vuong's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 9 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Ocean Vuong's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ocean Vuong's 9 books into categories rather than numbered series: Anthologies (4 books); Collections (3 books); Standalone Novels (2 books).