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ⓘ About Quan Barry
This is a narrative of the people of Vietnam and the loss they have suffered throughout history. As Rabbit travels through the country with the only family she knows, the reader gets to experience the life of those who are forced to flee their homes and go in search of safer areas. The reader also hears from the dead who perished during the Vietnam War, French colonialism, and reconstruction that followed after the war. The author tells this tragic story like a poet, painting the devastation experienced throughout the country. From the dead who sound like they are screaming to be heard to the people who survived the suffering, the author effectively communicates their feeling.
All Book Series by Quan Barry
The Axion Esti
Series opener · book 1 of 105 · published 1959 Anthology · Odysseas Elytis
Another Kind Of Rain
Book 5 of 105 · published 1970 Anthology · Gerald W. Barrax
The Floor Keeps Turning
Book 6 of 105 · published 1970 Anthology · Shirley Kaufman
The Tattooed Desert
Book 10 of 105 · published 1971 Anthology · Richard Shelton
Windows and Stones
Book 11 of 105 · published 1972 Anthology · May Swenson,Tomas Tranströmer,Leif Sjöberg
Lake songs and other fears
Book 14 of 105 · published 1974 Anthology · Judith Minty
The terror of the snows
Book 16 of 105 · published 1976 Anthology · Paul-Marie Lapointe
The Night Train and the Golden Bird
Book 17 of 105 · published 1977 Anthology · Peter Meinke
The Bus to Veracruz
Book 18 of 105 · published 1978 Anthology · Richard Shelton
The Lone Woman and Others
Book 21 of 105 · published 1980 Anthology · Constance Urdang
Trying to Surprise God
Book 23 of 105 · published 1981 Anthology · Peter Meinke
Flowers from the Volcano
Book 25 of 105 · published 1982 Anthology · Carolyn Forché,Claribel Alegría
Selected Poems, 1969-1981
Book 26 of 105 · published 1982 Anthology · Richard Shelton
Heart of the Garfish
Book 27 of 105 · published 1982 Anthology · Kathy Callaway
The Essential Etheridge Knight
Book 29 of 105 · published 1986 Anthology · Etheridge Knight
People and Dog in the Sun
Book 30 of 105 · published 1987 Anthology · Ronald Wallace
Six O'Clock Mine Report
Book 32 of 105 · published 1989 Anthology · Irene McKinney
A Space Filled with Moving
Book 38 of 105 · published 1992 Anthology · Maggie Anderson
South America Mi Hija
Book 39 of 105 · published 1992 Anthology · Sharon Doubiago
My Father's Geography
Book 40 of 105 · published 1992 Anthology · Afaa Michael Weaver
The Flying Garcias
Book 42 of 105 · published 1993 Anthology · Richard A. García
Some Are Drowning
Book 44 of 105 · published 1994 Anthology · Reginald Shepherd
Little Girls in Church
Book 50 of 105 · published 1995 Anthology · Kathleen Norris
Accordian Breathing and Dancing
Book 51 of 105 · published 1995 Anthology · Ruth L. Schwartz
The Post-Rapture Diner
Book 53 of 105 · published 1995 Anthology · Dorothy Barresi
The Ocean Inside Kenji Takezo
Book 55 of 105 · published 1996 Anthology · Rick Noguchi
The Crack In Everything
Book 56 of 105 · published 1996 Anthology · Alicia Suskin Ostriker
Angel, Interrupted
Book 57 of 105 · published 1996 Anthology · Reginald Shepherd
Poems Of The River Spirit
Book 59 of 105 · published 1996 Anthology · Maurice Kilwein Guevara
Eve's Striptease
Book 64 of 105 · published 1998 Anthology · Julia Spicher Kasdorf
The Little Space
Book 65 of 105 · published 1998 Anthology · Alicia Suskin Ostriker
City of a Hundred Fires
Book 66 of 105 · published 1998 Anthology · Richard Blanco
First Course In Turbulence
Book 67 of 105 · published 1999 Anthology · Ed Ochester,Dean Young
Works and Days
Book 69 of 105 · published 1999 Anthology · Edward Mayes,Edward Kleinschmidt,Mayes Kleinschmidt
The Selected Levis
Book 70 of 105 · published 2000 Anthology · David St. John,Larry Levis
She Didn't Mean to Do It
Book 73 of 105 · published 2000 Anthology · Daisy Fried
Journey: New And Selected Poems 1969-1999
Book 75 of 105 · published 2001 Anthology · Kathleen Norris
Cathedral of the North
Book 76 of 105 · published 2001 Anthology · Connie Voisine
Selected Poems of Thomas Hood,
Book 79 of 105 · published 2001 Multi-author collection
The Volcano Sequence
Book 83 of 105 · published 2002 Anthology · Alicia Suskin Ostriker
Black Swan
Book 84 of 105 · published 2002 Anthology · Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
A Defense of Poetry
Book 87 of 105 · published 2002 Anthology · Gabriel Gudding
The Starry Messenger
Book 92 of 105 · published 2003 Anthology · George Keithley
The Dirt She Ate
Book 93 of 105 · published 2003 Anthology · Minnie Bruce Pratt
The Ceremonies of Longing
Book 95 of 105 · published 2003 Anthology · Sandra Kohler
The Invention of the Kaleidoscope
Book 96 of 105 · published 2007 Anthology · Paisley Rekdal
Love on the Streets
Book 97 of 105 · published 2008 Anthology · Sharon Doubiago
Walking Back Up Depot Street
Book 101 of 105 · published 2014 Anthology · Minnie Bruce Pratt
Night Watch on the Chesapeake
Latest in the series · book 105 of 105 · published 2024 Anthology · Peter Meinke
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Quan Barry?
This is a narrative of the people of Vietnam and the loss they have suffered throughout history. As Rabbit travels through the country with the only family she knows, the reader gets to experience the life of those who are forced to flee their homes and go in search of safer areas. The reader also hears from the dead who perished during the Vietnam War, French colonialism, and reconstruction that followed after the war.
Which Quan Barry series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Pitt Poetry series, the earliest of Quan Barry's multi-book series: it opens with The Axion Esti (1959) and runs to 105 books across 1959–2024, ending with Night Watch on the Chesapeake (2024).
How many books has Quan Barry written?
Quan Barry has 113 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1959 and 2025. 105 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Pitt Poetry series with 105 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Quan Barry's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Quan Barry's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Pitt Poetry (1959–2024, 105 books).
How are Quan Barry's books organised into series?
This guide splits Quan Barry's 113 books into 1 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Pitt Poetry (105 books, 1959–2024).