Description
Hieu Nguyen’s bruising collection of poems, This Way to the Sugar, puts a blade and a microscope to nostalgia, tradition, race, apology, and sexuality, in order to find beauty in a flawed world. His work has been described as “an astounding testament to the power and necessity of confession.” This powerful book asks whether it might be better “to leave the blade inside the body,” whether “forgiveness will bleed you thin.”
About Hieu Nguyen
Hieu Nguyen is a poet and performer from St. Paul, MN. He has represented Minneapolis/St. Paul at the National Poetry Slam, where his team ranked 5th in the nation in 2011, and at the Brave New Voices festival. He also co-coached the 2011 University of Minnesota poetry slam team and the 2010 Minneapolis/Saint Paul youth slam team. Hieu’s work has been featured in publications such as PANK, decomP Magazine, andThe Legendary.