Time Is A Mother

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong is a luminous contemporary poetry collection that sits close to the heart, written in the wake of his mother’s death. If you love literary poetry that’s emotionally precise yet surprising on the page, this is the kind of book you’ll want to linger with.

Across these poems, Vuong moves through grief and its aftershocks while still reaching for the textures of everyday life: family bonds, memory, desire, and the hard-won permission to feel joy. The voice is intimate and clear-eyed, with images that arrive sharp and stayed, capturing both tenderness and the wider unease of modern America.

Perfect for readers of elegiac poetry, fans of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, and anyone drawn to themes of loss, resilience and love written with craft and urgency.

Add it to your basket and discover a collection that keeps opening new rooms each time you return.