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Starred Review on January 1, 2017 | Arts and Humanities
Poets such as Quan Barry and Ocean Voung have brought us face to face with the Vietnam War, and now Vang, an editorial member of the Hmong American Writers' Circle, reminds us that the war in Laos—the largest CIA paramilitary operation ever—was equally horrific. From the first page, the writing is visceral and potent; in 1975, when "your Hmong village is a graveyard," a son's head lies "in the rice/ poun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
