The Smallest God Who Ever Lived: Poetry of heartbreak, identity, and divine obsession - Softcover

Dinh, Thanh

 
9781069499806: The Smallest God Who Ever Lived: Poetry of heartbreak, identity, and divine obsession
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1069499803 ISBN 13: 9781069499806
Verlag: Writerly Books, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

A Collection of Fragmented Wounds
by Thanh Dinh

The Smallest God Who Ever Lived is a searing, poetic journey through the fractured edges of the human spirit. In this haunting and lyrical collection, Thanh Dinh explores the soft devastation of grief, the raw intimacy of longing, and the fragile beauty of perseverance in a world that rarely offers sanctuary.

Rooted in existentialist thought and aching vulnerability, these poems trace the quiet violence of living—of loving deeply, of being forgotten, of holding on to hope when everything else is slipping away. Dinh’s verse lingers in the silences, finds grace in the broken spaces, and breathes light into the darkest corners of the self.

At the core of this collection is the idea that we become gods in our survival—not grand or omnipotent, but small, trembling gods of memory, emotion, and love. The voice here is both wounded and reverent, asking: What does it mean to keep going when the world keeps burning? This is not just a book of poems; it is a prayer for the lost, a ballad for those who’ve endured, and a gentle anthem for those who still believe something soft and sacred remains.

Written with the emotional depth of Ocean Vuong and the fierce clarity of Sylvia Plath, this book is for anyone who’s ever broken and rebuilt themselves in the quiet. These poems do not pretend to offer answers—they offer companionship. A mirror. A hand reaching out.

“I wrote this for the days I needed saving and no one came.”

This edition also includes an exclusive first chapter of Dinh’s forthcoming novel Kill My Darling—a dark, hypnotic narrative of obsession, addiction, and the unraveling madness of toxic love. It’s a gripping preview of what comes next from an unforgettable voice in contemporary literature.

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Verlag
Writerly Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1069499803
ISBN 13 
9781069499806
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
94
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