OM [Other Moments]

<p><strong>Đặng Thân’s poetry collection OM [Other Moments] is a joyful hymn to love and life. At times humorous at times philosophical it offers the reader a “poetry feast” full of awe and wonder in which Thân pays tribute to his mother his Vietnam and all of us.</strong></p><p><strong>— Hélène Cardona American award-winning poet author </strong></p><p><strong>of Life in Suspension and Dreaming My Animal Selves </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Open OM [Other Moments] to its rich surface beauty of the natural and physical world and discover a thinking person's delight in complexity and fun. This collection is from one of Vietnam's best contemporary writers.</strong></p><p><strong>—Elizabeth Marino American Latina poet </strong></p><p><strong>author of Debris: Poems & Memoir and Ceremonies</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Đặng Thân appears right here and now and raises an extraordinary voice. An artist of unique originality. In terms of poetry Đặng Thân is a connoisseur of subtle sense of sounds.</strong></p><p><strong>—Đặng Anh Đào Vietnamese Professor of Literature</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Đặng Thân's poetry slips on the tongue provocatively. The coming together of the rhythms and shapes of his words are sublime for the foreign ear. A truly transcultural moment.</strong></p><p><strong>— Julie-Anne Boudreau Canadian expert in transculture</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Đặng Thân is successful in using connotation and black humour language to deal with real problems. He's created his own poetic style named “phạc-nhiên” and captured the musicality in a natural language that proves himself to be an unsurpassable talent.</strong></p><p><strong>—Xiang Yang renowned Taiwanese poet and winner </strong></p>