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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

A poem by Ocean Vuong, first published in the December 2014 issue of Poetry Magazine.

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  • Haley James
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    “My world changed the first time I read Ocean Vuong's writing, which was this poem in a December 2014 issue of Poetry Magazine. I recommend listening to any interviews he's done. What a remarkable human.”

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