![]() ![]() What are you currently reading that you’re excited about? Subhanya Sivajothy: Thank you for agreeing to do this interview with me. We were in different cities, but both places were being warmed by the sun after a week of non-stop rain–spring unfolding. For this interview (conducted by email), I was excited to hear her thoughts on her practice. Years later, I was extremely grateful to receive her mentorship as a student of creative writing at the University of Guelph. ![]() įrom that initial encounter, I’ve experienced Nguyen’s writing as permission to jolt language out of kilter and work its slippery matter. Since then, I’ve worked backward through her previous books, and I’ve enjoyed her brilliant recent collection A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure. I loved how mythologies are pulled from the skies and crash into the body, the warped and wandering lineages, the way Nguyen’s use of language manages to be both fluid and sharp. Struck by the title while perusing the poetry section at Librarie Drawn & Quarterly, I purchased the book after poring over the first few poems. Violet Energy Ingots is the first collection I read by Hoa Nguyen. ![]()
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