Ocean Vuong Reading Order

4 books (2019–2025)

Ocean Vuong has edited four poetry anthologies published between 2019 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with What Saves Us, followed by 100 Queer Poems, Another Last Call: Poems on Addiction and Deliverance, and Breaking into Blossom: Poems with Extraordinary Endings. Each anthology brings together diverse voices and perspectives across different thematic focuses.

Start with What Saves Us, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	What Saves Us 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	100 Queer Poems 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Another Last Call: Poems on Addiction and Deliverance 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Breaking into Blossom: Poems with Extraordinary Endings 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2010–2022)

Ocean Vuong's Collections consists of three poetry volumes published between 2010 and 2022, appearing to be complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Burnings, followed by Night Sky with Exit Wounds, and concluding with Time Is a Mother. These standalone collections can be approached individually but form a chronological trajectory of the poet's work across more than a decade.

Start with Burnings and read in order.

#	Title
1	Burnings 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Night Sky with Exit Wounds 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Time Is a Mother 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2019–2025)

Ocean Vuong has published two standalone novels that should be read in the order they were released. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous appeared in 2019, followed by The Emperor of Gladness in 2025. While each book stands alone, readers interested in experiencing Vuong's evolving work should follow the publication sequence. The series remains ongoing, with potential for additional novels from this acclaimed author.

Start with On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and read in order.

#	Title
1	On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Emperor of Gladness 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible